Priya S. Garg, MD

Associate Dean, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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.

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 6/20/2024

    Tong L, Wang J, Rapaka S, Garg PS. Can ChatGPT generate practice question explanations for medical students, a new faculty teaching tool? Med Teach. 2025 Mar; 47(3):560-564. PMID: 38900675.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 4/28/2024

    Stein GH, Garg PS. A critical juncture in antiracism education: From classroom to bedside. J Hosp Med. 2024 Jul; 19(7):652-653. PMID: 38678443.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/21/2024

    Nathan AS, Del Campo D, Garg PS. Where are we now? Evaluating the one year impact of an anti-racism curriculum review. Med Teach. 2025 Jan; 47(1):58-63. PMID: 38382447.

    Read at: PubMed

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Other Positions

  • Associate Professor, Pediatrics
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Director, Office of Medical Education
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Education

  • St. George's University School of Medicine, MD
  • Tufts University, BA

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