Mary Blankson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Dr. Mary Blankson is the Chief Nursing Officer for Community Health Center, Inc., overseeing diverse nursing and medical assistant (MA) services across the CHC network, including primary care, health care for the homeless, and school-based health services. As CNO, she ensures the quality and expansion of nursing services, the development of nursing policy, and continuing nurse education. Dr. Blankson earned her MSN at Yale University in 2005 and her DNP at Johns Hopkins University in 2015. While at CHC, Mary has served as the On-Site Medical Director of the New London County Sites, the Vice President of the Medical Staff, the Chair of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, has served as a preceptor for CHC’s Nurse Practitioner Residency Program since its founding and is the Clinical Director of the National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement. Mary also founded a primary care dedicated Education Unit in collaboration with a local academic partner in 2016, which continues to train 50+ RN students per year in the vital role of the primary care registered nurse. She continues to support various quality improvement and research projects at CHC to increase the visibility of her staff’s contribution to the Medical Home.