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Thomas Defer, MD, Internal Medicine, Saint Louis, MO

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Internal Medicine Saint Louis, MO

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Associate Dean of Medical Student Education, Carol B and Jerome T Loeb Professor of Medical Education

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  • Office

    4950 Childrens Pl
    Dept Internal
    Saint Louis, MO 63110
    Phone+1 314-362-5060
    Fax+1 314-362-6959

Education & Training

  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1993
  • University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
    University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1989
  • University of Missouri
    University of MissouriAB, Biological Sciences, Summa cum laude, 1981 - 1985
  • St. Louis University
    St. Louis UniversityNo Degree, 1983 - 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 1990 - 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
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Grade inflation in the internal medicine clerkship: a national survey  
    Fazio 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
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Books/Book Chapters

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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
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Lectures

  • Rational Use of Antibiotics in URIs 
    Osage 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
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Other

  • Undergraduate Medical Education/Graduate Medical Education Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Curriculum 
    De 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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