Robert Jackson, DO, FACOI

Dr. Robert Jackson graduated from A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) in 1981 and served as associate dean of Academic Affairs, and as chairman and associate professor of internal medicine at ATSU-KCOM. Dr. Jackson also completed a four-year tour of duty with National Health Service Corps in rural southern Missouri.

Dr. Jackson is currently president of Premier Specialty Network (PSN) and is a full time PSN rheumatologist, practicing at nine different hospitals in Missouri and Iowa. Founded by Dr. Jackson in 1999, PSN has proudly provided quality healthcare to rural communities throughout the United States by establishing satellite clinics staffed by top level doctors. PSN originally evolved out of Northeast Missouri Rural Health Network (NMRHN). While directing NMRHN, Dr. Jackson became acutely aware of the need to improve access to rural healthcare. With his guidance and leadership, NMRHN helped develop five Critical Access Hospitals in northeast Missouri (Unionville, Milan, Macon, Memphis and Brookfield). Subsequently, Dr. Jackson developed a unique model of outreach specialty medical service for rheumatology to serve the same hospitals. PSN has since expanded this and now provides a variety of medical and surgical services to communities across the United States.

Dr. Jackson is board certified in the specialty of internal medicine, as well as in the subspecialty of rheumatology.

Dr. Jackson discloses he is on the Speakers' Bureau for Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi, both of which are not relevant conflicts of interest for this presentation.