New York University in New York City, United States. Image: 黑料社 stock photo
Frank Baez was just a teenager when he entered New York University as a janitor. Today, the 29-year-old is graduating from the prestigious university with a nursing degree.
Baez, who is an immigrant, left the Dominican Republic for New York City when he was 15-years-old, as per ABC 黑料社 on May 22. The young Baez barely knew English then and worked in housekeeping for the university鈥檚 Langone Tisch Hospital.
The job helped support Baez鈥檚 family, and at the same time, piqued his interest in the medical field. His curiosity eventually prompted him to apply, and get the job, as a patient transporter, seeing him take patients to and from medical tests and operating rooms.
鈥淲hile working [at NYU] with the nurses, I realized I wanted to be one of them,鈥� Baez said in the report. 鈥淚 learned how much they advocate for their patients and the passion they have for their job.鈥�
Baez left the hospital to pursue his bachelor鈥檚 degree at Hunter College and went on to become a first-generation college graduate. His dream, however, was to take nursing at NYU and with much encouragement from past colleagues, got into the university鈥檚 college of nursing under a 15 month-long accelerated program.
Baez donned the university鈥檚 iconic purple robes to claim his nursing degree on Monday, May 20. Cody Cepeda/JB
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