Mukta Panda, MD

Author of Resilient Threads: Weaving Joy and Meaning into Well-Being

Mukta Panda, MD, MACP, FRCP–London, is an award-winning physician, speaker, educator, facilitator, and leader whose work seeks to transform the heart of health care organizations, patient care, and medical education. Prior to joining the ACGME as a field representative for the Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Program, she served as professor of Medicine and assistant dean for Well-Being and Medical Student Education at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga.

In 2020, Mukta was named Woman Physician of the Year by the Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Author of over 60 publications, her writing focuses on educational and curricular development, spirituality in medicine, addressing fatigue and stress, and promoting the well-being of health care professionals. She also co-authored the new Oath to Self-Care and Well-Being to supplement the Hippocratic Oath to involve the health care system as well.

Her prior roles include program director of the Transitional Year Program and chair of the Department of Medicine in Chattanooga. Dr. Panda has been inducted as a Master of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians for her notable contributions to teaching, outstanding work in clinical medicine through research, practice, contributions to preventive medicine, patient safety, and quality, improvements in the delivery of health care and health care disparities, and contributions to the medical literature.

To rejuvenate, Mukta likes to take long walks, cook good Indian meals, and plan surprise parties for her loved ones.