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The Art Of Healing - And Healing In The Arts

Dr. Mukta Panda
UTHSC
Dr. Mukta Panda

(aired Thu 12/09/21)

One thing that art and medicine have in common: collaboration.

Dr. Mukta Panda is a professor of medicine - and Assistant Dean for Wellbeing and Medical Student Education - at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine.

She also works with the Hunter Museum and the Arts-Based Collaborative here on our UTC campus: abc@utc.

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