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The National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA), based in Denver, CO, is pleased to announce it has been approved as a registered Out-of-State Institution by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. NIMAA was founded in 2016 by two community health centers – Community Health Center, Inc. and Salud Family Centers of Colorado. Since then, NIMAA has […]
May 29, 2025, Denver, CO —The National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) is proud to announce that Mary Blankson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, FAAN, will be expanding her leadership role within the organization. Dr. Blankson, who currently serves as NIMAA’s Clinical Director, will now also assume the title of Senior Program Development Director. In this […]
Middletown, Conn.: July 24, 2024: The National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) is proud to announce that it has been awarded a “Good Jobs Challenge” grant of $250,000 from Capital Workforce Partners (CWP). This grant will be used to cover full tuition, fees, and technology costs for 25 NIMAA students in Connecticut, who will […]
Denver, Colo., March 11, 2024: The National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) is pleased to announce it has received a grant of $300,000 from The Colorado Health Foundation. This grant, awarded to cover a three-year period, will support NIMAA’s goal of increasing enrollment in Colorado, where the national organization is based. This includes providing […]
This article was contributed by The Wright Center. Scranton, Pa. – In one word, Melissa Lemus can sum up why she applied to the National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement while trying to jump-start her career and land a job as a medical assistant. “Flexibility,” she says. As a single mother of two, the Scranton […]
One of the core components of NIMAA’s mission is to provide, not only education, but employment opportunities, creating a pipeline of well-qualified medical assistants for community health centers who are from the very communities that they serve. One of NIMAA’s founding organizations, Salud Family Health, has helped us achieve this goal in northeast and southeast […]
Medical assisting can be a rewarding, fulfilling career, with the opportunity to help those in need, and opportunities for career advancement. This is particularly true in the fast-paced primary care environment of Federally Qualified Health Centers that provide care to underserved populations and patients with complex health conditions. Upon graduation from the National Institute for […]
By Ben L. Bynum, MD, Senior Director, Impact Investing, The Colorado Health Foundation Who We Are At The Colorado Health Foundation, we are committed to creating health and racial equity, which is central to improving the health and well-being of Coloradans. We also understand that tackling the systemic issues that have plagued our nation since […]
By Elena Thomas Faulkner, NIMAA CEO What makes education pathways more accessible and equitable to historically excluded individuals and communities? Stakeholders in education and healthcare circles around the country are currently discussing this very question, particularly when it comes to creating a healthcare workforce that reflects the communities they serve. While the field is making […]
By Elena Thomas Faulkner, NIMAA CEO In February, Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper invited NIMAA to provide testimony at a hearing on the revitalization and diversification of the health care workforce. The senator’s invitation was a welcome opportunity to deliver two messages that are core to NIMAA’s mission and goals: medical assistants (and other allied health […]