Dr. Mukta Sharma

Associate Professor

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Biography

Mukta Sharma, MD, completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic in 2013. She worked as a Clinical Associate in Hospital Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic until December 2015. Since January 2016, she has been serving as an assistant professor in the Division of Internal Medicine at Michigan State University, where she was promoted to associate professor on July 1, 2025. Dr. Sharma completed a Biopsychosocial Medicine Fellowship under Dr. Robert Smith and has been involved in research focused on the psychosocial aspects of medicine. She has co-authored peer-reviewed articles related to the training of medical faculty in teaching mental health care and trains internal medicine residents in psychosocial techniques relevant to patient care. Additionally, she is a co-investigator on research grants and has been engaged in scholarly activities with internal medicine residents, including presenting posters and publishing articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Sharma is a key faculty member of the 2017 Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Research Interests

Experience

Clinical Associate

— Present

Cleveland Clinic • Cleveland, OH

Worked in Hospital Medicine, involved with patient care and clinical responsibilities.

Assistant Professor

— Present

Michigan State University • East Lansing, MI

Teaching and training internal medicine residents, involved in research, and participated in scholarly activities.

Requirements for Michigan State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:17
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field At least 15 credits in psychology courses
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Specialization Notes

Department of Psychology