Drexel University College of Medicine

Memberships

• Association for Medical Education in Europe, AMEE (2010-present)
• Fellow of the American College of Physicians, FACP (2005–present)
• Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine, CDIM (2002–present)
• American College of Physicians, ACP (2002–present)
• Society of General Internal Medicine, SGIM (1999–present)
• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (1998–present)
• American Medical Association, AMA (1998–present)

Selected Grants Funded

"Analysis of the Thought Processes during Multiple-Choice Examinations"
Principal investigator
UPMC Shadyside Foundation (2010–2012)

"The New M4 Clinical Log: A Method to Assess M4 Student Clinical Experience in Ambulatory Internal Medicine"
Co-principal investigator: A Maguire and DM Torre
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Project, MCW (2006–2007)

"Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Self-Directed, Performance-Based Assessment Program to Evaluate Student and Resident Achievement of USMLE and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Competency"
Co-principal investigator: DM Torre and R Schapira
(2005–2008)

Selected Research

• Development, implementation and evaluation of new integrated and individualized curricular models for medical students.
• Evaluation of the cognitive processes of learners during educational activities and, in particular, evaluation of how to explore the clinical reasoning skills of students and physicians in the context of patient care.
• Development and evaluation of new curriculum instructional tools to assess reflective learning and critical thinking.
• Development and assessment of new models of quality and performance improvement in the health care setting.

Selected Publications

"Reflective Writing in the Internal Medicine Clerkship: A National Survey of Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine"
Chretien CK, Chheda S, Torre DM, and Papp KK
Teach Learn Medicine, 24(1); 42-48 (2011)

"Interprofessional education in the internal medicine clerkship: Results from a national survey"
Liston B, Fisher M, Torre DM, and Papp K
Academic Medicine (2011)

"Simulation in the Internal Medicine Clerkship: A National Survey of Internal Medicine Clerkship Directors"
Torre DM, Aagaard, ED, Elnicki DM, Durning SJ, and Papp K
Teach Learn Medicine (2011)

"Comparison of a PDA and Paper based mini-CEX to evaluate the clinical skills of medical students"
Torre DM, Treat R, Durning S, and Elnicki DM
Wisconsin Medical Journal, 10(1); 9-13 (2011)

"Hospitalists in Medical Education: Results from a National Survey"
Liston B, O'Dorisio N, Walker, Torre DM, and Papp K
AAIM Annual National Meeting, Anaheim, CA (2011)

"The Role Models of Bedside Teachers: A Qualitative Analysis" (oral abstract)
Gonzalo J, Duffy B, Torre DM, and Elnicki DM
SGIM, Phoenix, AZ (May 2011)

"A Mirror or See-Through Glass? Understanding and Orienting the International Medical Graduate"
Munshi A, Duffy BL, Abdul-Baki H, and Torre DM
APDIM Chief Resident Meeting, Workshop, Las Vegas, NV (April 11-12, 2011)

"Hospitalist in medical education: results from a National survey"
Liston B, Fisher M, Torre DM, and Papp K
Society of Hospital Medicine's Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX (May 10-13, 2011

Dr. Torre is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and director of fourth year medical student teaching programs. He is also associate program director of the Drexel internal medicine residency program.

Awards and Honors

• Charles H. Griffith III Educational Research Award (2007)
• Young Internist Award from the Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Physicians (2006)
• Ernest O. Henschel Clinical Teaching Award from the Senior Medical Students, Medical College of Wisconsin (2005)

• Internal Medicine

• Internal medicine

• Internal Medicine - Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

• Internal Medicine - Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

• Internal Medicine - Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD