Medical Student Shay Taylor-Allen to Practice at Hospital Where She Previously Worked as Janitor
Shay Taylor-Allen, a 32-year-old medical student at Howard University College of Medicine, has secured a residency position at Yale School of Medicine's Department of Anesthesiology. She will begin her medical career at the same New Haven, Connecticut hospital where she was born and previously worked for ten years as a janitor. Taylor-Allen decided to pursue medicine during her sophomore year after her mother's illness, and she received support from the hospital's former CEO while working there. She is scheduled to graduate in May and will join the Yale program later this year. Her story highlights perseverance and aims to inspire women and people of color in medicine.
Key facts
- Shay Taylor-Allen matched with her first-choice residency at Yale School of Medicine
- She previously worked as a janitor for a decade at the same hospital
- Taylor-Allen is a medical student at Howard University College of Medicine
- She will join Yale's Department of Anesthesiology later this year
- Her journey began after her mother's illness inspired her to pursue medicine
Entities
Institutions
- Yale School of Medicine
- Howard University College of Medicine
- Yale Department of Anesthesiology
- Yale New Haven Hospital
Locations
- New Haven, Connecticut