Leadership & Service

Professional leadership grounded in academic medicine and public service.

Prof. Dr Jayanta Kumar Panda's roles span elected medical-society offices, conference leadership, academic administration, and community health work across Odisha.

Dr Jayanta K. Panda at a professional medical event
Professional & Community Roles Medical society leadership, CME work, academic service, and public health outreach
Indian Medical Association logo
IMA Immediate-Past President, Odisha
Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India logo
RSSDI Immediate-Past Chairman, Odisha Chapter
Association of Physicians of India logo
API Immediate-Past Chairman, Odisha
Clinical Cardio-Diabetologists Society of India logo
CCDSI Past President
Indian College of Physicians logo
ICP Vice Dean

Key Elected Offices

Senior roles across medical associations and diabetes-focused societies.

2024-2025
IMA

Immediate-Past President

Indian Medical Association (IMA) Odisha

Immediate Past
RSSDI

Immediate-Past Chairman

Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) - Odisha Chapter

2022-2023
API

Immediate-Past Chairman

Association of Physicians of India (API) - Odisha State Branch

2019-2021
CCDSI

Past President

Clinical Cardio-Diabetologists Society of India (CCDSI)

2023-present
ICP

Vice Dean

Indian College of Physicians (ICP)

Society & Committee Memberships

Service inside national professional bodies.

These roles connect clinical practice, academic medicine, continuous medical education, and professional governance.

Executive Committee Member, National RSSDI (co-opted) Member, Continuous Medical Education Committee, Association of Physicians of India Member, Advisory Council of Governor, American College of Physicians - India Chapter Member, Central Working Committee, Indian Medical Association

Conference Leadership & CME

Scientific programmes, faculty work, and national conference tracks.

Organising Secretary

RSSDI East-Zone Conference, Bhubaneswar 2017

1,200 delegates

Scientific Chair

Odisha Diabetes Update series

Annual since 2016

Faculty

RSSDI National Conference

2018-2025

Chair

Hypertension in Diabetes Track, APICON National

Lucknow 2024

Academic Administration

Teaching, curriculum, thesis guidance, and ethics work at SCB MCH.

2013

Professor of Medicine

SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, since 2013.

2015-2021

Undergraduate Curriculum Co-ordinator

MBBS Medicine academic administration and curriculum coordination.

18

Post-Graduate Theses Guided

Internal Medicine and Endocrinology theses completed under guidance.

IEC

Research & Ethics Committee

Member, Institutional Research & Ethics Committee, SCB MCH.

Dr Jayanta K. Panda with medical colleagues at a conference

Community Health & Public Service

Public-facing health education across Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, and rural communities.

  • World Diabetes Day walkathons and awareness rallies with more than 2,000 participants yearly for 15 years
  • Free screening camps in schools, offices, temples, and festivals across Cuttack and Bhubaneswar
  • Regular television and radio Q&A segments on hypertension, COVID-19, and lifestyle diseases
  • Founder, Wellbeing Clinic - low-cost follow-up service for rural diabetic patients

Awards for Service Leadership

Recognition for leadership, service, and diabetes-focused public work.

2024 & 2025

Times Health ICON Odisha

Leadership & Service

2018

Young Achiever Award

National Conference on Clinical Diabetology (NCCD)

2014

DMDSC Honour

Dr Mohan's Diabetes Speciality Centre, Chennai

Last updated 05 July 2026. Information compiled from RSSDI election profiles, IMA Odisha releases, and press features.