Trainer: Magdaliz Roura
This course is a 40 hour professional development program that prepares bilingual individuals to work as medical interpreters. It is used to train novice and experienced medical interpreters nationally as well as internationally. Upon successful completion and passing a written test you will be awarded a Certificate of Professional Medical Interpreter Training which is nationally recognized.
This course covers:
- Basic Interpreting Skills. Roles, ethics, conduit and clarifier interpreting, managing the flow of the session
- Information on Health Care. Introduction to the U.S. health care system, anatomy, basic medical procedures
- Culture in interpreting. Self-awareness, basic characteristics of specific cultures, traditional health care in specific communities, culture brokering
- Communication skills for advocacy. Listening skills, communication styles, how doctors think, appropriate advocacy
- Professional development. Effective communication, professional conduct, self-care, resources for professional growth
Bridging the Gap Registration Enrollment Procedure:
Submit applications to Evelyn Oliveira via any of the following:
E-mail- eoliveira@quantumtranslations.com
Fax- 215-627-5570
Mail: Attn. Evelyn Oliveira
Quantum, Inc,
240 South 9th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Follow up the submission of the application with payment of the tuition fee ($500.00). Lastly you must be scheduled for or have taken the Language Proficiency Examination prior to the BTG training (The fee for the Language Proficiency Test is $125-135.00, depending on the language). You will only be exempt from this requirement if there is no language test available in your language or if you provide documentation of your completing secondary school or higher education in the foreign language as well as completion of a course of study in English
