7649 West Colonial Drive,
Suite 115
Orlando, FL 32818
Merlyn Sonia Salmon, MSNANP-BC,joined CenterWell as a board-certifiedadultnursepractitioner. Ms. Salmon earned a PostMastersNursePractitionerCertificateand her BachelorofScienceinNursing(RN-BSN) from theUniversityofCentralFlorida. She obtained a MasterofScienceinNursing from theUniversityofPhoenix and ispursuing a doctoral degree in the DNP Program at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Among her accolades, she was inducted into the SigmaThetaTauInternational NursesHonorSociety. Her academic appointments includeadjunct nursing faculty of the UniversityofCentralFloridaCollegeofNursingand ValenciaCommunityCollegeSchoolofNursing.She is a member of the ANCCand AANP.Before joining CenterWell in 2023, Ms. Salmon worked as a nurse practitionerevaluating emergencyroompatientsforadmissionrequirements. She was a hospitalist with practicing privileges at AdventHealth. She gained valuable experience treating seniors, providingprimary care forinpatientsofskillednursingfacilitiesandlong-termcare. Sheappreciates the collegial atmosphereand team approach to patient careat CenterWell.Ms. Salmon chose a career in healthcare to help people in makingtheir healtha priority. She enjoys reading and volunteering at Shephards Hope, a free clinic in Florida serving uninsured people.