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Medical Interpreter Training

Course ID: FLI-3700E2
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Are you ready to help others communicate in a medical situation? This course builds the skills and confidence for interpreting in the medical field, with a focus on anatomy and physiology. Students will learn terminology and idiomatic expressions used in medicine, with an emphasis on communicating clearly and accurately. Students will be able to reinforce and practice what they've learned in mock medical scenarios.

Course Objectives

understand the prefixes and suffixes that are used in medical field for interpreting

learn the variety of terminology in their language of expertise in the medical field

incorporate the terms and idiomatic expressions learned while interpreting in the medical field

learn anatomy and physiology required for working in the medical field as an interpreter or translator

Outline of instruction

Medical interpreting: Culture, Health, and Mind

Government regulations such as Title VI and Affordable Care Act

The most known diseases and sickness

Idiomatic expressions used in the medical field

Equivalent of idiomatic expression in other target languages

Equivalent of the terminology in the target language
Terminology used in the medical, anatomical, physiological, and pharmacological fields

Interpreting Standards of Practice (CLAS, IMIA, CHIA, NCHIC)
Interpreter roles (cultural broker, conduit, etc.)
Modes of Interpreting (Simultaneous, consecutive, sight translation)
Interpreting protocols (before, during, after the session)

Practice in groups interpreting using the terminologies and idiomatic expressions learned

Interpreter Code of Ethics and culture in the medical field

Information about the US healthcare system

Mock real interpreting scenarios in the medical field and final test