Journal of Clinical and Transnational Medical Sciences

Dr. Akanksha Mehta is an Assistant Professor and Course Coordinator for the MBA Pharma & Healthcare Management Programme at the School of Pharmacy, Indira University, Pune. She holds a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), an MBA in Hospital & Healthcare Management with a dual specialization in Marketing Management, and a Ph.D. in General Management with a focus on Healthcare Management.

She has seven years of academic teaching experience and two years of industry experience in hospital operations. Her academic and professional experience includes Hospital & Healthcare Management, AI in Healthcare, Hospital Administration, Quality Management Systems in Hospitals, Community Medicine and Epidemiology, Hospital Information Systems, Healthcare Law and Regulation, and healthcare marketing.

Dr. Mehta currently serves as the LF & BOS Chair for Hospital & Healthcare Management and has contributed to curriculum development, academic coordination, student mentoring, placement training, research activities, and healthcare-industry engagement. Her research interests include healthcare management, artificial intelligence in healthcare, digital transformation, hospital operations, and strategic management.

• Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Management
• Hospital Administration
• Healthcare Marketing

• Assistant Professor & Course Coordinator, MBA Pharma & Healthcare Management, School of Pharmacy, Indira University, Pune.
• LF & BOS Chair for Hospital & Healthcare Management.
• BOS Chairperson for MBA Pharma & Healthcare Management.
• Teaching and academic coordination in Hospital & Healthcare Management.
• Curriculum design and development for healthcare-management programmes.
• Student mentoring, internship and placement training.
• Paper presenter at the 7th National Conference on “Quality Improvement & Patient Safety,” Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital, Pune.
• Workshop Facilitator for “Student-Centric Teaching-Learning Methods.”
• Conducted Basic Life Support (BLS) Training for BBA students.
• Participated in Faculty Development Programmes on Artificial Intelligence in Research, Generative AI, Advanced Tools for Academic Research, and Research Methodology.
• Research involvement in healthcare management, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and organizational performance.

1. Mehta, A., Hameed, S. S., Sahu, G., Todkar, S., Raut, Y., & Kalita, B. J. (2026). AI-driven workforce analytics for employee retention in healthcare organizations: Predicting turnover risk and optimizing strategic human resource decisions. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, 6(9S), 1588–1595. Scopus Indexed (Q3). DOI: 10.51483/IJAIML.6.9S.2026.1588-1595.
2. Mehta, A. (2026). Digital twin-driven predictive maintenance in smart manufacturing: Integrating machine learning for intelligent mechanical system optimisation. Manuscript submitted to the Journal of Intelligent Decision Making & Information Science.
3. Indoria, R. K., Rajput, S., Dubey, S., Mehta, A., Singh, R. K., & Kumar, R. K. (2026). Impact of digital consumer engagement, human resource innovation, and sustainable marketing strategies on organizational performance and customer loyalty in emerging business markets. Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, 22(5s), 110–122. ABDC Listed (B).
4. Mehta, A. (2023). An Indian perspective on the linkage between environmental, social and governance score and cost of capital. Empirical Economic Letters, 22(10). ABDC Listed (B).
5. Mehta, A. (2023). Global marketing strategy: Weikfeld products. Samdarshi, 16(4). Peer Reviewed.
6. Mehta, A. (2020). The new era of digital transformation in healthcare: Emerging technologies for value-centered marketing in the healthcare ecosystem. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 7(11), 5310–5316. Peer Reviewed.