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2026 Summer Medical Interpreter Series: Level 4: Ethics & Standards of Practice; Sight Translation and Introduction to Simultaneous Interpretation

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2026 Summer Medical Interpreter Series: Level 4: Ethics & Standards of Practice; Sight Translation and Introduction to Simultaneous Interpretation

Location

Mountain Area Health Education Center
Pisgah Room
121 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803-2868

Dates & Times

Jul 15, 2026 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

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Note: Only individuals who have completed Interpreter Training Levels 1 and 2 can attend this class.

This is the fourth class in the 2026 Summer Medical Interpreter Series (see series dates below). This one-day class provides an intense examination of foreign language interpreter ethics and national standards of practice. Principles and ethical standards from the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC), the National Board of the International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA), and the California Healthcare Interpreter Association (CHIA) are examined, compared, and contrasted.

This class offers seven hours of medical interpreter training that, when combined with Levels 1 through 3, provides the participant with 40 hours of medical interpreter training—one of the prerequisites required to take the national certification exam.

2026 Summer Medical Interpreter Series:
44.25 Contact Hours

July 1 & 2 - Level 1: Foundations of Professional Interpretation in Health & Human Services
July 8 - Level 2: Ethics, Skills Improvement and Practical Study
July 9 & 10 - Level 3: Spanish Interpreter: Introduction to Anatomy/Physiology & Medical Terminology
July 15 - Level 4: Ethics & Standards of Practice; Sight Translation and Introduction to Simultaneous Interpretation
July 16 - Overview of National Professional Medical Interpreter Certification Exams

Please click here to view all courses in this series. Register for the full series on the Level 1 event page by June 17, 2026!

Audience

Only bilingual individuals who have completed Medical Interpreter Training Levels 1 and 2 are eligible for registration.

Objectives

Upon completion of Level 4, the participant will be able to:

check Name the NCIHC's 9 principles and relate them to the National Board's Code of Ethics and to the CHIA's Standards for Healthcare Interpreters Ethical Principles, Protocols, and Guidance on Roles & Intervention
check Demonstrate a basic knowledge of simultaneous interpretation
check Develop skills in sight translation

Fees

Cancellation Policy

Early Registration Fee

$200.00

Applies 1/21/26–7/8/26

Early Registration Fee - Non-profit, School, or Governmental Employees

$180.00

Applies 1/21/26–7/8/26

Early Registration Fee - Students

$100.00

Applies 1/21/26–7/8/26

Registration Fee

$215.00

Applies 7/9/26–7/15/26

Registration Fee - Non-profit, School, or Governmental Employees

$195.00

Applies 7/9/26–7/15/26

Registration Fee - Students

$115.00

Applies 7/9/26–7/15/26

Available Credits

CEU .700

The Mountain Area Health Education Center designates this entire live continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 0.70 CEUs as established by the National Task Force on the Continuing Education Unit.

Contact Hours 7.000

MAHEC designates this live continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 7.00 Contact Hours.

Speakers

Daniel Holcombe, BA, MA, PhD

Sessions

2026 Summer Medical Interpreter Series: Level 4: Ethics & Standards of Practice; Sight Translation and Introduction to Simultaneous Interpretation

7/15 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Additional Resources

Cancellation Policy

MAHEC has a pay-up-front policy for all CE programs. The only exceptions will be for pre-approved programs where an individual payment plan is appropriate. Registrations received without accompanying payment will not be processed and participants who have not paid the course fee will not be admitted into the program.

Unless otherwise noted in course materials, the following cancellation policy applies to all programs:

  • Cancellations must be in writing (fax, email, or mail).
  • Cancellations received more than two weeks prior to the event will receive 100% refund.
  • Cancellations received between two weeks and five full business days prior to the first day of the event are refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee.
  • No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than five full business days prior to the event.
  • No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.
  • Transfers/substitute(s) are welcome (please notify us in advance of the program).
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