
Thomas Michael Defer MD
Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist
Associate Dean of Medical Student Education, Carol B and Jerome T Loeb Professor of Medical Education
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4950 Childrens PlDept InternalSt. Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-362-5060
Fax+1 314-362-6959
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Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1993
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1989
University of MissouriAB, Biological Sciences, Summa cum laude, 1981 - 1985
St. Louis UniversityNo Degree, 1983 - 1983
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 1990 - 2027
IL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- American College of Physicians Laureate Award Chapter of the American College of Physicians, 2014
- Practice of Medicine II Small Group Leader of the Year Washington University School of Medicine, 2009, 2012, 2014
- Louis N. Pangaro, MD, Educational Program Development Award Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM), Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), 2007
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 19 citationsGrading Practices and Distributions Across Internal Medicine ClerkshipsSara B. Fazio, Dario Torre, Thomas M. DeFer
Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 2016-05-04 - 49 citationsGrade Inflation in the Internal Medicine Clerkship: A National SurveySara B. Fazio, Klara K. Papp, Dario Torre, Thomas M. DeFer
Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 2013-01-18 - 2 citationsRevision of a National Internal Medicine Curriculum : Process and OutcomesThomas M. De Fer, Sara B. Fazio
The American Journal of Medicine. 2008-11-01
Journal Articles
- Grade inflation in the internal medicine clerkship: a national surveyFazio SB, Papp KK, Torre DM, DeFer TM, Teach Learn Med, 1/1/2013
- ACCF 2012 expert consensus document on practical clinical considerations in the interpretation of troponin elevations: a report of the American College of Cardiology F...Newby LK, Jesse RL, Babb JD, Christenson RH, De Fer TM, Diamond GA, Fesmire FM, Geraci SA, Gersh BJ, Larsen BJ, Kaul S, McKay CR, Philippides GJ, Weintraub WS, J Am CollCardiol, 1/1/2012
- Abstracts from the proceedings of the 2009 annual meeting of the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM)DeFer TM, Teach Learn Med, 1/1/2010
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Grading Practices and Distributions in the Internal Medicine Clerkship.Fazio SB, De Fer TM, Torre DM, Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 10/3/2013
- To Chief Year… and Beyond. Making Chief Year Count and Getting Credit for It.Fondahn E, Sateia H, De Fer TM, Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine and the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine Spring Conference, Chief Residents Meeting, Orlando, FL, 4/30/2013
- Grade Inflation in the Internal Medicine Clerkship, a National Survey.Permutt ZD, De Fer, TM, Fazio SB, Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 10/14/2010
Lectures
- Rational Use of Antibiotics in URIsOsage Beach, MO - 9/1/2014
- Clinicopathologic Conference: “49-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presenting with 5 months of abdominal pain and 5 days of yellowing of the eye...11/1/2013
- Clinicopathologic Conference: “49-year-old female with history of hepatitis C and peptic ulcer disease presents with 10 days of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain” (...11/1/2012
Other
- Undergraduate Medical Education/Graduate Medical Education Patient Safety and Quality Improvement CurriculumDe Fer TM, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
1/1/2013 - Core Medicine Clerkship Curriculum Guide: A Resource for Teachers and Learners, Version 3.0. A cooperative project of the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine and...De Fer TM, Fazio SB (eds)
http://www.im.org/p/cm/ld/fid=385
Alexandria, VA - 1/1/2006 - Core Medicine Clerkship Curriculum Guide: A Resource for Teachers and Learners, Pocket Guide Version 3.0. A cooperative project of the Clerkship Directors in Internal ...De FerTM, Fazio SB (eds)
Alexandria, VA - 1/1/2006
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