Jessica Palak

JNP53@pitt.edu

Jessica was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. She obtained her Associate Degree in Nursing from the Community College of Beaver County and started her career as a Registered Nurse on a step-down unit, later transitioning to the CVICU at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree in nursing from West Virginia University in 2021. She is a current DNP Nurse Anesthesia student working on an evidence-based project on decreasing greenhouse gas emissions within the operating rooms at UPMC.