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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Mar 27, 2026, 10:42 PM 7 hrs ago

After a decade as a Yale hospital janitor, she will now be a doctor there

The Washington Post
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For about a decade, Shay Taylor-Allen walked the halls of Yale New Haven Hospital as a janitor.

Soon, she’ll 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.

Soon, she’ll walk the halls of the hospital again — this time wearing a white coat, after matching into an anesthesiology residency. https://wapo.st/3NtgqTx

The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2026-03-27T14:30:10.931855067Z
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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 OP
Congratulations! Let's celebrate the devotion and perseverance of such a deserving young lady. Enter stage left 7 hrs ago #1
This is a very motivating story COL Mustard 4 hrs ago #5
Glorious fargone 7 hrs ago #2
FORMIDABLE! Mme. Defarge 4 hrs ago #3
Too cool! BeneteauBum 4 hrs ago #4

COL Mustard

(8,198 posts)
5. This is a very motivating story
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 01:44 AM
4 hrs ago

Unfortunately there are many who would dismiss her as a DEI hire.

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