Hope T Jackson, MD, FACS

My clinical interests include bariatric surgery, benign foregut disease (achalasia, gastroesophageal reflux, paraesophageal hernias) and robotic surgery. I am actively involved in the clinical training of residents and the medical student surgical clerkship with an interest in surgical education and outcomes research.

Surgical education:
• How student leaners retain knowledge during clerkships.
• The history of training surgeons.
• The role of social media platforms in surgical education at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Clinical outcomes:
• Clinical outcomes of patients with particular attention to bariatric surgery, gastroesophageal reflux disease and disparities in access to minimally
invasive surgery.

Professional development:
• Co-created leadership training series for residents.
• Examine how physicians can use social media as a tool for professional development, collaboration, opportunity, and education.
• Examine how surgical societies and surgical residency programs are using social media platforms towards professional development,
collaboration, opportunity, and education.