From Janitor to Doctor: Yale Match Story

0:00It's March 25th. This is Durham News Today, local news powered by AI. Shay Taylor Allen, a 32-year-old senior at Howard University College of Medicine, just matched her top residency choice at Yale School Love. Medicine in anesthesiology, it's a huge full circle moment since she was born at Yale New Haven Hospital and worked there as a janitor when she was 18. Her journey to medicine kicked off during her sophomore year of college when her mom got seriously ill. While cleaning offices at the hospital, including the former CEOs, she shared her family's struggles and he stepped into help, sparking her passion. For patient advocacy, she posted a video of her over-the-top celebration on Instagram when she got the news, and it's exploded online with millions of views. Taylor Allen says it still feels like a dream, to head back to her new Haven Connecticut hometown as a doctor serving her community. She'll graduate from Howard this May and star her residency later this year.

1:00Yale's anesthesiology chair praised her upcoming addition to their team, focused on top patient care and community service. Her story is lighting a fire for others, especially young women and people of color eyeing medicine, proving persistence pays off no matter the starting point.