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32-year-old doctor works in the hospital where she was a teenage janitor: How she and her husband plan to tackle debt and build wealth

Shay Taylor-Allen was inspired by her mother's hospitalization to become the sort of doctor she and her family rarely saw growing up.

32-year-old doctor works in the hospital where she was a teenage janitor: How she and her husband plan to tackle debt and build wealth

TL;DR

  • Shay Taylor-Allen, 32, has returned to Yale New Haven Hospital as an anesthesiology resident, a full-circle moment after previously working there as a janitor.
  • She was motivated to pursue medicine after witnessing healthcare disparities affecting her mother.
  • Taylor-Allen accumulated over $590,000 in student debt across her undergraduate, master's, and medical degrees.
  • Her household income is approximately $150,000 per year, combining her starting salary as a resident and her husband's VA benefits.
  • The couple plans to focus on repaying debts, saving for the future, and eventually taking vacations.
  • Taylor-Allen aims to connect with patients from similar backgrounds to her own.

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