Summer 2022 Medical Interpreter Series

Description

Come join us for the Summer 2022 Medical Interpreter Series, a blended format of home study and short live webinars with the series instructor.

The purpose of this series of classes is to improve the skills of individuals who provide or wish to provide interpreter services in any language in health or human services settings. Participants will learn the primary roles, ethics and techniques of professional interpreting. The importance of culture competence and confidentiality issues are stressed throughout the training. This series is offered in a blended format; home study elements and a short live webinar with the instructor at the conclusion of each class level.

Summer 2022 Medical Interpreter Series


• Level 1: Foundations of Professional Interpretation in Health & Human Services
  Registration closes: June 22, 2022; to enable course e-manual to be ordered
  Access to course materials: June 29, 2022
  Live Webinar Level 1 Review: July 6, 2022, 3-5 pm
  REGISTRATION CLOSED FOR LEVEL 1


• Level 2: Ethics, Skills Improvement and Practical Study
  Prerequisite - Level 1
  Registration deadline: July 6, 2022
  Access to course materials: July 7, 2022
  Live Webinar Level 2 Review: July 13, 2022, 3-5 pm
  REGISTRATION CLOSED FOR LEVEL 2


• Level 3: Spanish Interpreter: Introduction to Anatomy/Physiology & Medical Terminology
  No Prerequisite - Must be Spanish-English Fluent
  Registration deadline: July 13, 2022
  Access to course materials: July 14, 2022
  Live Webinar Level 3 Review: July 20, 2022, 3-5 pm
  REGISTRATION CLOSED FOR LEVEL 3


• Level 4: Ethics & Standards of Practice, Sight Translation, and Introduction to Simultaneous Interpretation
  Prerequisite - Level 1, Level 2 & Level 3
  Registration deadline: July 20, 2022
  Access to course materials: July 21, 2022
  Live Webinar Level 4 Review: July 27, 2022, 3-5 pm
  REGISTRATION CLOSED FOR LEVEL 4


• Overview of National Professional Medical Interpreter Certification Exams
  No Prerequisite
  Registration deadline: July 27, 2022
  Access to course materials: July 28, 2022
  Live Webinar Overview of Certification Exam Review: August 3, 2022, 3-4 pm
  REGISTRATION CLOSED FOR EXAM OVERVIEW

Forty hours of medical interpreter training is one of the pre-requisites to take the National Medical Interpreter Certification Examination. The first four classes in this series, combined, fulfill this part of the requirement.

Please also note: The classes modules in this series are not interchangeable with those in the Winter Cross-Cultural Communications, LLC (CCC) Interpreter Series that was offered at MAHEC in January & February 2022.

MAHEC assumes permission to use audio, video, and still images from this program for promotional and educational purposes. Please speak with a staff member if you have any concerns.

Note: If these dates do not work for your schedule, Northwest AHEC is offering this same blended series in May and June 2022.
For more information about that series, click the links below:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Exam Overview

Target Audience

Bilingual individuals who currently provide interpreter services or intend to provide interpreter services, in any language, in any health or human services settings, as well as interpreter supervisors or anyone who writes or implements Title VI compliance policies

Objectives

• Discuss the nine Principles and 32 Standards (Interpreters' National Code of Ethics) for professional interpretation established by the National Council for Interpreters in Health Care (NCIHC)
• Develop an appreciation for the competencies required for professional interpretation
• Identify professional interpreter resources to use for continued professional development
• Identify culturally competent interpreter practices

Faculty

• Daniel Holcombe, PhD