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 […]
NIMAA Receives Grant Funding To Support Spanish-Speaking Students Seeking Medical Assistant Training
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 […]
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 […]
The National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) is pleased to announce the appointment of John Butt as Executive Director. He is based in NIMAA’s Denver office. John brings 18 years of higher education experience, most recently as the Director of Digital Learning for the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus. Previously, he served as Associate […]
Funding To Expand Innovative Talent Initiatives Across Colorado The National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) is pleased to announce the receipt of a $50,000 grant from the Opportunity Now Colorado Grant Program to support making NIMAA’s medical assistant training program more accessible to prospective students and clinical partners in rural communities. Opportunity Now Colorado […]
The National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) is pleased to announce new partnerships with Colorado Mountain College, Colorado Mesa University and Western Colorado Community College that will allow graduates from NIMAA’s medical assisting program to transfer seamlessly into an associate-level degree program in medical assisting at the school of their choosing. These articulation agreements, […]