Kasey Dillon, DScPAS, PA-C
Associate Professor
School
School of Physician Assistant Studies
Department
School of Physician Assistant Studies
Office Phone Office Phone: 603.314.1714
About
Kasey Dillon is an Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies at MCPHS, where she serves on the Clinical Year faculty and teaches in the didactic curriculum.
A physician assistant for nearly 20 years, Dillon has extensive experience in emergency medicine and hospice and palliative care. She practiced emergency medicine beginning in 2006, including more than a decade at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital/Mass General Brigham, where she evaluated and managed thousands of patients annually and provided more than 1,000 palliative and hospice visits throughout her career.
Before joining MCPHS full time in 2018, she served as an emergency medicine physician assistant, preceptor and adjunct faculty member for multiple physician assistant programs. Her earlier clinical experience includes pediatrics, urgent care and adult rehabilitation.
Education
- DHSc in Physician Assistant Studies (Global Health Concentration), MCPHS
- MS in Physician Assistant Studies, A.T. Still University
- BS in Occupational Therapy, University of New Hampshire
Research Interests
- Global health sustainability
- The education of Generation Z
- PAs in hospice and palliative care
Featured Affiliations
American Academy of Physician Associates
WebsitePhysician Assistant Education Association
WebsiteEducation
- DHSc in Physician Assistant Studies (Global Health Concentration), MCPHS
- MS in Physician Assistant Studies, A.T. Still University
- BS in Occupational Therapy, University of New Hampshire
Research Interests
- Global health sustainability
- The education of Generation Z
- PAs in hospice and palliative care
Publications
- Jeffrey Gruenglas*, Ola Abimbola, Caroline Asogha-Shemlon, Andrea Bell, Deanna Bishop, Stacy Castronova, Thomas Chon, Kasey Dillon, Lavette Shirley Elee, Carrie Graham, Emily Hamacher, Stefanie Haynes, Sheila Jones, Darren Kasai, Kimberly Levitt, Linda Martino, Colleen Massey, Michelle Ntori, Eric Senneville, Steve Taylor, Zachary Welk, Helen Ewing (2021). Cross-Disciplinary Narratives on COVID-19: Local Perspectives from Global Health Science Graduate Students. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research, 4(2). https://www.doi:10.29011/2688-9501.101219.
- Dillon, K. (2023). Emergency evaluation of sepsis and septic shock.‚ In D. Tzizk (Ed),‚ Physician Assistant Clinics: Emergency Medicine (pp. 193-204).
- Elsevier.‚ Dillon, K., Garnick, B., Fortier, M., Felicia B., Fulton, A., Dumont, C., Dorval, B., & Gardella, K. (2023).‚ The management of infectious pulmonary processes in the emergency department: Pneumonia.‚ In D. Tzizik (Ed), Physician Assistant Clinic: Emergency Medicine (pp.123-128), Elsevier.
Awards and Honors
- Certificate of Added Qualification in Emergency Medicine – 2012 to current
- Alpha Eta Honor Society - 2021 to current
- Faculty Advisor of the Year by the Manchester Student Government Association (SGA) - 2019/2020