Education
- B.S., Nutritional Sciences, U.C. Berkeley
- M.D., UCLA School of Medicine
- Residency in Family & Community Medicine, U.C. Davis Medical Center
About
John Chuck, M.D., is the Chief Wellness Officer and Professor of Family Medicine at California Northstate University. Prior to that, he enjoyed a thirty-one-year career with the Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) where he held numerous leadership positions including Chief of Health Promotion & Information Technology Innovation, Chief of Physician Health & Wellness, and Regional Chairperson of the Physician Health & Wellness Leaders Group.
John works with teams and organizations on issues related to the reciprocal domains of wellness including culture, workplace efficiency, and personal resilience habits. One of his primary goals is to help practicing clinicians reconnect with the joy, meaning, and sustainability of their practices. His audiences have included the International Conference on Physician Health (ICPH), the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA), and a wide variety of academic, private, community-based, governmental, and non-profit medical organizations. He has summarized many of his teachings in a book titled Pearls from the Practice of Life: A family physician’s guide to struggle less and thrive more (Amazon, 2021).
John is the cofounder and CEO of Serotonin Surge Charities, 501c3 public benefit nonprofit organization that has raised over $6 million for safety net medical clinics, breast cancer research, and college scholarship funds. His work has been recognized with the Sidney Garfield Exceptional Contribution Award from The Permanente Medical Group (2004) and the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the UC Davis Alumni Association (2014).