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Meet Yaw: After Traveling, Staying to Care for Connecticut’s Children After two assignments, he decided to stay at Connecticut Children’s because of the 100% dedication to children’s health. After just a little over a year, he’s already in a leadership position and feels empowered to take on new challenges and grow his career. And every day, he