Diana Easton, M.P.A.S., PA-C, is the Director of the King’s College Physician Assistant Program. She is a graduate of the program and received her master’s degree in PA Studies from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She has been certified as a Physician Assistant for more than 30 years, working clinically in family practice prior to her employment at King’s College.
Mrs. Easton has been a dedicated employee in thePhysician Assistant Studies Department for the past 30 years. During this time, she has utilized her skills and expertise in her roles as didactic faculty, clinical faculty, Clinical Director, and most recently, Program Director. Mrs. Easton has taught various courses within the program including Ophthalmology/ENT, Physical Diagnosis Laboratory, Geriatrics, various seminars/workshops and clinical examinations. She is closely involved with the evaluation and monitoring of students and clinical sites during the clinical portion of the program as well.
Mrs. Easton has published in a peer-reviewed journal and has worked with her students on original research. Currently, she is at the forefront of improving interprofessional education among healthcare providers in the local community.
Mrs. Easton is a faculty advisor for the King's College Emergency Response Team. In addition, she is an instructor and faculty member for American Heart BLS/CPST, and ARC-PA site visitor, an active member of the AAPA, PSPA, and PAEA.
Education
B.S. Physician Assistant, King's College
MPAS, Physician Assistant Studies, University of Nebraska
Publications
Development and Evaluation of a Regional, Large Scale Interprofessional Collaborative Care Summit, Journal of Allied Health – June 2015.
Foote E. Szarek J, Arcott K, Brady J, Clarke V, Easton D, Farell M, Goss S, Walline V, Waters S, A Large Scale, Collaborative Care Summit to Promote Interprofessional Learning: Ischemic Stroke. MedEdPORTAL; 2013, available here
“Student Perceptions of an Interprofessional Experience in a Clinic Setting”. Poster presentation by K. Ference, K. Hirthler, V. Clarke, D. Easton, and V. Walline. Collaborating Across Borders (CAB) IV. June 12-14, 2013. Vancouver, BC.
Poster Presentation at The Commonwealth Medical College, “Building Interprofessional Education Across All Aspects of PA Education”. May 2013.
Poster Presented by GMC at May 2012 PAEA meeting on Pre-PA clinical experiences.
Publications: Accepted for publication an article titled “Systemic Vasculitis a Difficult Diagnosis in the Elderly” in Physician Assistant Journal for the fall of 2000.
Presentations: Poster presentation on distance education for Geriatrics at the Mid-year APAP Conference, October 1999, Presented Web CT course on Geriatrics to Tegel group in Spring 2000, Presented Web CT course in Geriatrics at APAP summer meeting.
