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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAfter a decade as a Yale hospital janitor, she will now be a doctor there
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For about a decade, Shay Taylor-Allen walked the halls of Yale New Haven Hospital as a janitor.
Soon, shell walk the halls of the hospital again this time wearing a white coat, after matching into an anesthesiology residency.
wapo.st/3NtgqTx
10:30 AM · Mar 27, 2026
@washingtonpost.com
For about a decade, Shay Taylor-Allen walked the halls of Yale New Haven Hospital as a janitor.
Soon, shell walk the halls of the hospital again this time wearing a white coat, after matching into an anesthesiology residency.
wapo.st/3NtgqTx
10:30 AM · Mar 27, 2026
For about a decade, Shay Taylor-Allen walked the halls of Yale New Haven Hospital as a janitor.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2026-03-27T14:30:10.931855067Z
Soon, sheâll walk the halls of the hospital again â this time wearing a white coat, after matching into an anesthesiology residency. https://wapo.st/3NtgqTx
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After a decade as a Yale hospital janitor, she will now be a doctor there (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
7 hrs ago
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Congratulations! Let's celebrate the devotion and perseverance of such a deserving young lady.
Enter stage left
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Enter stage left
(4,552 posts)1. Congratulations! Let's celebrate the devotion and perseverance of such a deserving young lady.
COL Mustard
(8,198 posts)5. This is a very motivating story
Unfortunately there are many who would dismiss her as a DEI hire.
fargone
(623 posts)2. Glorious
Mme. Defarge
(9,019 posts)3. FORMIDABLE!
BeneteauBum
(472 posts)4. Too cool!
Peace ☮️