Summer 2024 Medical Interpreter Series
Dec 31–Jul 25, 2024 Open Allied Health
Description
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-person only in Summer 2024 (but if needed for COVID safety, may pivot to a blended format of home study elements and a short live webinar with the instructor at the conclusion of each class level).
Note: Participants for Level 1 and/or the entire Summer Series must register by June 20, 2024, so that the course manual (included in the course fee) can be ordered in time.
Note: 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.
Note: The classes in this Summer series are not interchangeable with those in MAHEC's Winter Cross-Cultural Communications, LLC (CCC) Interpreter Series.
Summer 2024 Medical Interpreter Series Dates
Level 1: Foundations of Professional Interpretation in Health & Human Services
Dates: July 11 & 12, 2024
Registration is closed for this option.
Level 2: Ethics, Skills Improvement and Practical Study
Prerequisite - Level 1
Date: July 15, 2024
Level 3: Spanish Interpreter: Introduction to Anatomy/
Physiology & Medical Terminology
No Prerequisite - Must be Spanish-English Fluent
Dates: July 18 & 19, 2024
Registration is closed for this option.
Level 4: Ethics & Standards of Practice; Sight Translation,
and Introduction to Simultaneous Interpretation
Prerequisites - Level 1, Level 2
Date: July 24, 2024
Overview of National Professional Medical Interpreter Certification Exams
No Prerequisite
Date: July 25, 2024
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Target Audience
Bilingual individuals who currently provide or intend to provide interpreter services (in any language and in any health or human services setting), interpreter supervisors, and anyone who writes or implements Title VI compliance policies.
Objectives
Upon completion of this entire series, the participant will be able to:
- 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, BA, MA, PhD
Brochure / Registration Form
