Priya Sinha Garg, MD
Associate Dean, Office of Medical Education
Biography
Dr. Garg completed her pediatric residency and chief residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center. After completing her training, she joined the faculty at Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine. At Tufts, Dr. Garg served in several leadership roles across the continuum of medical education including Pediatric Clerkship Director for Tufts University School of Medicine (2008-2010), Pediatric Inpatient Medicine Acting Internship Director (2008-2017), Pediatric Residency Director (2010-2017) and as the Associate Director for Graduate Medical Education Quality and Safety (2014-2017). She has also led multiple faculty development programs related to educational leadership and teaching and is a faculty mentor in the Academic Pediatric Association’s Educational Scholars Program.
Dr. Garg has worked with many medical students and residents as a pediatric hospitalist and has received several awards in medical education including the Tufts University School of Medicine Excellence in Teaching Award, Outstanding Teacher in the Clerkship Years, the Natalie Zucker Award for Outstanding Innovation and the J. David Naparstek Community Mentor Award from Tufts University School of Public Health. Dr. Garg will continue her clinical work as a pediatric hospitalist in the Department of Pediatrics.
Other Positions
- Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Director, Office of Medical Education, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education
- St. George's University School of Medicine, MD
- Tufts University, BA
Publications
- Published on 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 - Published on 6/14/2022
Buitron de la Vega P, Dimitri N, Araujo Brinkerhoff C, Stern A, Damus K, Miselis H, Garg PS, Sarfaty S, Sprague Martinez L. Virtual Reality Simulated Learning Environments: A Strategy to Teach Interprofessional Students About Social Determinants of Health. Acad Med. 2022 12 01; 97(12):1799-1803. PMID: 35703204.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/23/2021
Green KA, Wolinsky R, Parnell SJ, Del Campo D, Nathan AS, Garg PS, Kaplan SE, Dasgupta S. Deconstructing Racism, Hierarchy, and Power in Medical Education: Guiding Principles on Inclusive Curriculum Design. Acad Med. 2022 Jun 01; 97(6):804-811. PMID: 34817407.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2020
Garg PS, Halley R, Osher MC. Boston University School of Medicine. Acad Med. 2020 Sep; 95(9S A Snapshot of Medical Student Education in the United States and Canada: Reports From 145 Schools):S220-S222. PMID: 33626686.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/27/2018
Kolachalama VB, Garg PS. Machine learning and medical education. NPJ Digit Med. 2018; 1:54. PMID: 31304333.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/14/2015
Aragona E, Ponce-Rios J, Garg P, Aquino J, Winer JC, Schainker E. A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Nurse Attendance on Pediatric Family Centered Rounds. J Pediatr Nurs. 2016 Jan-Feb; 31(1):e3-9. PMID: 26382966.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2014
Pulcini C, Garg P. An Adolescent Female with Painful Oral Ulcers and a Diffuse Papulopustular Rash. Contemporary Pediatrics. 2014.
- Published on 10/1/2001
Winickoff JP, Hibberd PL, Case B, Sinha P, Rigotti NA. Child hospitalization: an opportunity for parental smoking intervention. Am J Prev Med. 2001 Oct; 21(3):218-20. PMID: 11567844.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/1997
Guha A, Mason RP, Primorac D, Konopaske G, Miller J, Sinha P, Tulenko TN, Hand A. Interferon-induced growth arrest is mediated by membrane structural changes. J Interferon Cytokine Res. 1997 Nov; 17(11):701-6. PMID: 9402108.
Read at: PubMed