Dr. Michael M Zavala

Contributing Faculty
College of Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Dr. Michael M. Zavala is an alumnus of the University of Texas at El Paso. He is dual board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Credentialing Center. He practices as both a Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with over a decade of healthcare experience.

Associations:
American Association of Nurse Practitioners; American Nurses Credentialing Center; American Psychiatric Nurses Association; Texas Nurse Practitioners; American Association of Critical Care Nurses; American Nurses Association

Affiliations:
Desert Willow Behavioral Health, LLC; MountainView Regional Medical Center; Alamogordo Prompt Care; University Medical Center of El Paso.

Education

DNP, University of Texas

MSN, University of Texas

Post-master's Certificate, University of Texas

BSN, University of Texas

Awards / Honors

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals, Health Resources & Services Administration, 2020

Graduate Fellows Porgram Award, Paso Del Norte Health Foundation, 2018

Project ARRIBA Program Award, Project ARRIBA, 2007

Presentations

Zavala, M. M. (2018). Developing Clinical Practice Guidelines for Treatment of Male Obesity. College of Nursing

Zavala, M. M. (2022). Synthesizing Clinical Practice Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder. Office of Veterans Affairs