Dr. Jackson was drawn to podiatric medicine due to childhood foot problems that required surgical treatment at 10 years of age. After podiatric medical school and surgical residency she returned to North Little Rock as the first female podiatrist in Arkansas. She established the JFK Foot Clinic in 1984 which became the Crestwood Foot Clinic after moving to the Crestwood Professional Building in 1993. After 40 years of doing foot surgery Dr. Jackson no longer performs surgery but continues to help patients try to avoid surgery.