Jacqueline D. Boyd started her career as a Licensed Practical Nurse in 1996, graduating from Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC). She went back to receive an associate degree as a Registered Nurse from MDCC. After starting the first school base clinic in West Bolivar County, she decided she wanted to do more.

The University of Southern Mississippi was the best fit to receive her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. When realizing she could do more for patients as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, she went on to get her Master of Science in Nursing from Alcorn State University in 2012.