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 […]
Denver, CO: Aug 14, 2025— The National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) is proud to announce that it has received grant funding from The Colorado Health Foundation (CHF) to support recruitment and training of Latinx students in Colorado for their 8-month accredited medical assistant training program. This funding will support full tuition, fees,
Denver, CO: July 28, 2025— The National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) is proud to announce it has received official approval and licensure from the Massachusetts Division of Occupational Licensure, Office of Private Occupational School Education. This milestone marks the twenty-seventh state to approve operations for NIMAA to continue its mission of providing access
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 transformed the
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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
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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
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