Frank Baez, a 29-year-old man who started working as a janitor at
NYU's Langone Tisch Hospital when he was a teenager, graduated with a nursing degree from the same institution.
Baez was inspired to join the medical profession after working alongside doctors and nurses.
- Originally from the Dominican Republic, he moved with his mother to the U.S. when he was 15 and barely spoke English.
- Soon after, he became a janitor to help support his family.
- After
becoming the first member of his family to graduate from college, Baez
entered an accelerated program that allowed him to get his nursing
degree in 15 months, passing it with flying colors.
- He plans to continue studying to become a critical care nurse in an intensive care unit.
