Overview of National Professional Medical Interpreter Certification Exams
Jul 30, 2020 Closed Allied Health
Description
This half-day workshop compares/contrasts the two main medical interpreter certification exams currently offered at the national level (CCHI and IMIA's National Board) and includes a review of sample written exams from both.
Note: Participants must register by July 28, 2020, so that the course materials can be accessed in time.
Please note: The classes in this series are not interchangeable with those in the Cross-Cultural Communications, LLC (CCC) Interpreter Series offered in January and February 2020.
Forty hours of medical interpreter training is one of the pre-requisites to take the National Medical Interpreter Certification Examination. The first four courses in this series, combined, fulfill this part of the requirement.
Level 1: Foundations of Professional Interpretation for Health and Human Services
Level 2: Medical Interpreter Series - Ethics, Skills Improvement and Practical Study
Level 3: Spanish Medical Interpreter Training - Introduction to Anatomy/Physiology & Medical Terminology
Ethics & Standards of Practice, Sight Translation, & Introduction to Simultaneous Interpretation
Target Audience
Foreign-language medical interpreters who are interested in taking national medical interpretation certification examinations
Objectives
Upon completion of this interactive workshop, participants will be able to:
- Compare and contrast the two national medical interpreter certification exams
- Identify what is tested to develop a personal study plan to qualify and sit for the exams
- Review cost and where and when exams are administered
- Identify and understand educational and language prerequisites and requirements for recertification
Faculty
- Daniel Holcombe, BA, MA, PhD
