Molly B. Cohen-Osher, MD, MMedEd

Assistant Dean, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Molly Cohen-Osher, MD, MMedEd, is the Assistant Dean of Medical Education for Curriculum and Instructional Design as well as the Family Medicine Director of Medical Student Education. Dr. Cohen-Osher received her medical degree at UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed her family medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin and MacNeal Family Medicine Residency (University of Chicago affiliate) programs, and a Faculty Development Fellowship at Tufts. She received her Master’s in Medical Education at University of Dundee, Scotland.

Prior to her current role, Dr. Cohen-Osher was the Family Medicine Clerkship Director, chair of the school’s Clerkship Curriculum Subcommittee and was course director for the Fundamentals of Learning and Teaching Methods course in the Master’s in Health Sciences Education program at BUSM as well as for the Teaching Practicum course in the Master’s in Health Professions Education Program at MGH IHP. She is a noted presenter at conferences and has extensive teaching experience in a variety of roles. Her focus is on creating learning experiences that foster active learning, teamwork and the skills to build meaningful therapeutic alliances with patients.

Publications

  • Published 11/18/2025

    McNamara T, Ringel R, Scheuer LS, Hill C, Offner GD, Neri CM, Cohen-Osher MB, Garg PS, Wisco JJ. Short and Sweet: Reducing Extrinsic Cognitive Load When Authoring Self-Study Materials for Medical Students. Med Sci Educ. 2026 Feb; 36(1):185-191. PMID: 41939046.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/15/2025

    Hill CJ, McNamara T, Ringel R, Scheuer LS, Elzie C, Offner G, Neri C, Cohen-Osher M, Garg PS, Wisco JJ. Student and Faculty Differences in Perceived Utility of Learning Objectives in Pre-Clerkship Self-Learning Guides. Med Sci Educ. 2025 Jun; 35(3):1393-1397. PMID: 40625959.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/1/2023

    Cohen-Osher M, Lee AL, Erlich D. Revealing the Hidden Clerkship Curriculum: A Qualitative Analysis. Fam Med. 2023 Feb; 55(2):115-118. PMID: 36787519.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 11/1/2022

    Stern LD, Warburton K, Kim T, Cohen-Osher M. Challenges in Nephrology Education: Integration of the Preclinical Curriculum. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2022 Nov; 29(6):483-485. PMID: 36371109.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 7/19/2022

    Erb EC, Randolph MN, Cohen-Osher M, Garg PS. Identifying Student Mistreatment Through Peer-Facilitated Learning Environment Sessions. Acad Med. 2022 Nov 01; 97(11):1623-1627. PMID: 35857397.

    Read at: PubMed

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Other Positions

  • Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor, Medical Sciences & Education
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Education

  • University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, MD
  • Rutgers University–Camden, BA

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