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Frank Papa, DO, PhD

  • 280 Citations
  • 9 h-Index
1974 …2020

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Dr. Papa’s research interest in education began shortly after joining UNTHSC in 1979 when a student asked him to explain how he was using each piece of patient data, one sign and symptom at a time, to arrive at a diagnosis. While unable to provide a coherent answer, he used his programming and math skills to create a crude, computer-based model that could explicitly represent how a physician might process each sign/symptom while diagnosing patients with acute chest pain.
This computer-based representation of diagnostic reasoning eventually led to the construction of an artificial intelligence tool called KBIT. Dr. Papa has since redesigned KBIT as an intelligent, web-based tutor that allows students to acquire the declarative knowledge and procedural knowledge that serve as antecedents to the development of diagnostic competence.

Education/Academic qualification

DO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

PhD in Higher Education, University of North Texas

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Projects

Comparison of the Diagnostic Performance of Pre-Clinical Medical Students Trained via Dual Processing Theory versus a Traditional Facility Led Approach to Differential Diagnosis

Papa, F.

AACOM: Amer Assoc of Coll of Osteo Med

1/09/13 → 28/02/15

Project: Research

Research Output

  • 280 Citations
  • 9 h-Index
  • 26 Article
  • 3 Review article
  • 2 Letter

An Epigenetics-Based, Lifestyle Medicine–Driven Approach to Stress Management for Primary Patient Care: Implications for Medical Education

Lee, J., Papa, F., Jaini, P. A., Alpini, S. & Kenny, T., 1 May 2020, In : American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 14, 3, p. 294-303 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

    • 1 Scopus citations

    Aggregated student confidence estimates support continuous quality improvements in a competencies-oriented curriculum

    Papa, F. J. & Alexander, J. H., 1 Jan 2019, In : BMJ open quality. 8, 1, p. e000398

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access

    • Improving diagnosis by improving education: a policy brief on education in healthcare professions

    Graber, M. L., Rencic, J., Rusz, D., Papa, F., Croskerry, P., Zierler, B., Harkless, G., Giuliano, M., Schoenbaum, S., Colford, C., Cahill, M. & Olson, A. P. J., 25 Sep 2018, In : Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany). 5, 3, p. 107-118 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    5 Scopus citations

    A Dual Processing Theory Based Approach to Instruction and Assessment of Diagnostic Competencies

    Papa, F. J., 1 Dec 2016, In : Medical Science Educator. 26, 4, p. 787-795 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • Faculty development directed at curricular reforms designed to improve patient outcomes

    Papa, F. J. & D’Agostino, D., 1 Nov 2016, In : Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 116, 11, p. 736-741 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 1 Scopus citations