Dr. Shay Taylor-Allen, ’17, is living a full-circle moment that’s now gaining national attention.
A New Haven native, Taylor-Allen got her start in healthcare as a janitor at Yale New Haven Hospital before enrolling at Southern to study biology — all while caring for her mother and navigating challenges in the healthcare system. That experience pushed her to pursue medicine and become the kind of doctor her family needed.
Taylor-Allen will graduate from Howard University College of Medicine in May, and she recently learned she had matched for residency at Yale New Haven Hospital. She is now preparing to return to Yale New Haven as a physician, with her story being featured across major outlets and national television.
Read the most recent national news coverage of Taylor-Allen’s remarkable journey:
ABC News: “Woman returns as doctor at hospital where she was born and worked as a janitor”
TODAY Show: “She Cleaned Floors as a Hospital Janitor. Now She’s Returning … As a Doctor”
Washington Post: “After a decade as a Yale hospital janitor, she is now a doctor there”
