Pamela Metts

Pamela Metts is an Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of West Florida, teaching in the Graduate Nursing Program. She holds a BBA from Mississippi State University, BSN/MSN from Mississippi University for Women, and a DNP from The University of Southern Mississippi.

• Practice expertise: Rural primary/chronic care, geriatric care, urgent/acute care, and psychiatric population care
• Specializes in diagnostic equipment integration for vulnerable populations, particularly in psychiatric treatment facilities
• Professional certifications: APRN, FNP-C (Family Nurse Practitioner-Certified)

Research interests focus on healthcare access improvements through evidence-based practices, especially leveraging on-site diagnostic tools like electrocardiograms in underserved psychiatric settings. Teaching philosophy emphasizes lifelong learning for health promotion and disease prevention.