Denver. Colo., September 8, 2025 – The National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Blankson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, FAAN, as Executive Director. NIMAA is a national school for medical assistants, whose graduates are prepared to succeed in high-performing, team-based practices through a combination of flexible online learning and an extensive hands-on externship experience in NIMAA’s partner primary care clinics across the US.
As the Chief Nursing Officer for Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) — one of NIMAA’s founding organizations, combined with in-depth knowledge from her roles as NIMAA’s Clinical and Senior Program Director — Dr. Blankson brings almost 20 years of clinical and administrative experience to the NIMAA program.
Dr. Blankson earned her MSN from the Yale School of Nursing and joined CHC as a family nurse practitioner shortly after graduation. She completed her DNP education at Johns Hopkins University. She was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Quinnipiac University School of Nursing for her contribution to nursing and for helping meet the health care needs of the underserved.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Blankson as our Executive Director,” said NIMAA Board Chair Mark Masselli. “Her proven leadership and clinical excellence will help drive NIMAA’s mission of closing the healthcare workforce gap with the highest quality of affordable medical assistant training and education.”
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NIMAA is an affiliate of the Moses/Weitzman Health System. For more information, visit www.nimaa.org and www.mwhs1.com.