What You’ll Learn
Prepare for success. Our 60-hour live, online program goes well beyond the basics. We provide a comprehensive overview of the many related issues that will impact your career:
- Landmark cases that led to the development of the medical and healthcare interpreting profession
- Facts about the limited English proficiency (LEP) population
- Barriers and challenges LEP patients face when seeking and receiving healthcare services in the U.S.
- Key U.S. legislation regarding language access services
- How the U.S. healthcare system is different from the way healthcare is provided in other countries
- Understanding your role as a medical or healthcare interpreter
- The modes of interpreting and how to use them
- Managing the interpreting session: before, during, and after
- Exercises to improve your memory skills
- Where to position yourself in the room for the greatest benefit of the patient and doctor
- How to handle uncomfortable situations in a professional manner
- Professional standards of practice
- How to prepare for national interpreter certification testing
- Medical terminology and additional resources
- Practical tips and techniques from practicing interpreters
You will receive a core terminology e-book and have online access to the course textbook and a medical terminology book. After you pass the course final exam, you’ll receive a certificate of completion.
