Mukta Panda, MD, MACP, FRCP – London, is an award-winning physician, educator, leader, speaker, and facilitator dedicated to transforming healthcare organizations, patient care, and medical education. She is now Regional Dean Morehouse School of Medicine Chattanooga, Professor of Medicine. With a global career spanning over 45 years across India, London, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S., she has held esteemed roles, including ACGME Clinical and Learning Environment Field Representative, Professor of Medicine, Assistant Dean for Well-Being and Medical Student Education, and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga.
A Master of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London), Dr. Panda is celebrated for her contributions to teaching, clinical excellence, research, healthcare delivery, and physician well-being. A trained facilitator and coach, she is the author of three books, including the award-winning Resilient Threads: Weaving Joy and Meaning into Well-Being. Her work focuses on educational innovation, cultural humility, spirituality in medicine, mitigating stress and burnout, fostering belonging, and cultivating psychological safety and relational trust in healthcare.
Mukta proudly embraces her roles as a mother, grandmother, daughter, and friend. To rejuvenate, she enjoys long walks, cooking Indian meals, and planning surprise celebrations for her loved ones.
All opinions on this website and blog, or as expressed in speaking engagements, are my own and do not reflect the opinions of my employer.
Oath to Self-Care and Well-Being
Dr. Mukta Panda is also co-author – with Kevin E. O’Brien, MD and Margaret C. Lo, MD – of a new Oath to Self-Care and Well-Being, first published in the American Journal of Medicine, AAIM Perspectives, Volume 133, ISSUE 2, P249-252.e1, February 01, 2020. Read the full article at http://bit.ly/O2SCnWB or click to download PDF.
This Oath expands on the 2018 CHARM-Gold Charter on Physician Well-being, which calls for a partnership and commitment among medical professionals and healthcare organizations to address the epidemic of physician burnout and to promote a culture of well-being. In framing this oath to supplement our Hippocratic Oath, we see wellness as a shared responsibility between the individual provider and the system, with the major responsibility lying with the system itself. See the JAMA article.
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You can survive on your own; you can grow strong
FREDERICK BUECHNER
on your own; you can prevail on your own; but
you cannot become human on your own.
MUKTA PANDA, M.D. 