Jessica Durkovich, MA, CCC-SLP graduated from Ball State University in 2005 with a master’s degree in speech-language pathology. Jessica’s career-long passion has been caring for adults in acute care, with a specific love for dysphagia. However, since joining the IU Health Critical Care Rehab team in 2017, she has focused on learning more about the medically complex patients in the ICU and how the SLP can effectively manage both dysphagia and cognition. Joining the critical care rehab team has spurred a drive to learn more about delirium and cognition and its implications for critically ill patients. She has demonstrated passion and dedication while developing the role of the SLP as an integral member of the critical care team.