Shay Taylor-Allen Spent 10 Years As A Janitor At Yale New Haven Hospital. Now She’s Returning As A Doctor

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Shay Taylor-Allen has known Yale New Haven Hospital in ways most doctors never will. She was born there, spent ten years cleaning it after high school, and this fall she returns as a doctor.

On March 20, Taylor-Allen found out she matched into Yale New Haven’s anesthesiology program, her first choice. She shared the moment on Instagram, where it’s

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