MiTio - Interpreting Program

Interpreting Program

Medical Interpreter Certificate

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This 40-hour curriculum is designed to train entry-level medical interpreters in to meet the needs of doctors' offices, hospitals, emergency rooms, and other medical facilities. Students will study the basic elements of medical interpreting and prepare to enter this growing field with this introductory course. Learn about the need for healthcare interpreting, recent developments in the field, its professional ethics, and standards of practice. Examine challenges and ethical dilemmas that often arise when interpreters and medical professionals interact, and develop the judgment needed to respond to them through role playing.

Prerequisites:

Age: 16 (License or other government issued ID with DOB)

Proof of Proficiency: LTI test or equivalent

Students may begin course pending receipt of these documents. Students will not obtain certificate until all prerequisite documents have been received by MiTio. MiTio will assist students needing LTI testing.

Course Content:

Lectures:

Background of Interpreting; Basic purpose of the medical interpreter; Specific roles of interpreter defined; Interpreting pyramid; Barriers to communication; Interpreter roles in other settings; Choosing a role; Interpreter Code of Ethics; Memory development; HIPPA confidentiality guidelines

Videos: Trained versus untrained interpreters; The role of interpreters; The professional health interpreter; Need for interpreters; Interpreting in health care; The in-perfect encounter

Practice Session topics:

HIPAA/Confidentiality; CLAS Standards/Title VI; Common Medical Abbreviations; Customer Service/Interpreting Professionalism; Cultural Competency; Medical Terminology Etymology.

*All other practice sessions are mock interpreting scenarios for the various clinics/departments such as: ER, OB, Pediatrics, Dermatology, Neurology, ENT, etc.

Text Book: Communication in the Medical Encounter; Public hospitals in changing times; Putting it all together; Finding visibility; Interpreter voices

Intermediate Interpreter Certificate

This course provides tools to develop and master the art and skills of medical interpreting and understand the role, responsibilities and boundaries of the interpreter, seen as an active team player in the triadic medical interview (provider-patient-interpreter). The course also presents the interpreter’s role as linguistic and cultural mediator in multidisciplinary settings and provides an introduction to anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, medical procedures and the role of various medical providers.

Prerequisites:

Age: 16 (License or other government issued ID with DOB)

Completion of previous 40 hour Interpreter Training Or Letter from Employer stating 1 year experience.

Proof of Proficiency: LTI test or equivalent

Students may begin course pending receipt of these documents. Students will not obtain certificate until all prerequisite documents have been received by MiTio. MiTio will assist students needing LTI testing.

Course Content:

Lectures:

Interpreting Protocols; Office Visit; The Health Care Team; Cultural Competency; Epidemiology; Clinical Manifestations; Diagnostic Markers; Contagious Infections; Mental Health Considerations; Bioterrorism and Chemical Warfare; Emergency Room Procedures in Chemical Hazards

Videos: Immigrant health, Diabetes communication with patient, LEP communication with patient, Obesity communication with patient.

Practice Session topics:

HIPAA/Confidentiality; CLAS Standards/Title VI; Common Medical Abbreviations; Customer Service/Interpreting Professionalism; Cultural Competency; Medical Terminology Etymology.

*All other practice sessions are mock interpreting scenarios for the various clinics/departments such as: ER, OB, Pediatrics, Dermatology, Neurology, ENT, etc.

Text Book: Communication and quality in interpretation and translation; Fidelity in interpretation and translation; Comprehension in interpretation and translation; Knowledge acquisition in interpretation and translation; The effort models in interpretation; Coping tactics in interpretation

Advanced Interpreter Certificate

This course returns to the intensive skills-training approach of Intermediate Interpreting, but now as a much higher level. After taking the specialized course(s) the students are ready to tackle much more complex and technical subjects and scenarios. This final course is designed to integrate and consolidate the skills, vocabulary, procedural awareness and professionalism that students have acquired over the length of the program. This course guarantees that students leave the program with their skills sharp and ready to perform at a superior level of professional capacity.

Prerequisites:

Age: 16 (License or other government issued ID with DOB)

Completion of previous 40 hour Intermediate Interpreter Training Or letter from Employer stating 1 year experience

Proof of Proficiency: LTI test or equivalent

AND Completion MiTio placement test.

Students may begin course pending receipt of these documents. Students will not obtain certificate until all prerequisite documents have been received by MiTio. MiTio will assist students needing LTI testing.

Course Content:

Lectures: Prevention; Stages of an infection; Germs that children get; Diseases children need protection against; Alcohol Abuse; Tobacco use; The medical effects of stress; The medical effects of diabetes; Heart Disease; Professionalism of career interpreters

Videos: Breast cancer patient communication; End of life patient communication; Know you rights; Conference Interpreting; Interpreting in Europe; Multilinguism

Practice Session topics:

HIPAA/Confidentiality; CLAS Standards/Title VI; Common Medical Abbreviations; Customer Service/Interpreting Professionalism; Cultural Competency; Medical Terminology Etymology.

*All other practice sessions are mock interpreting scenarios for the various clinics/departments such as: ER, OB, Pediatrics, Dermatology, Neurology, ENT, etc.

Text Book:

Public speaking; Preparation; Anticipating the speaker; Complex syntax comprehension; Word order; Clusters; General adverbial clauses; Untranslatability; Diction; and Register

Dr. Alvaro Vergara-Mery National Board member

WHY CHOOSE MITIO?

MiTio's completion rate is 71%
MiTio is accredited by the National Accreditation Agency
MiTio's placement rate is 80%

What Our Clients Have to Say...

Muchas gracias por todo! You were very helpful and encouraging while taking this class. I would like to keep in touch with you if I may to let you know how my career as an interpreter/translator is going.

Adela S. - Washington

I am very happy that I found this school. This was my first time taking a class online, and I have to say it was great! The teacher and the material were very helpful. I like that we did not have a time limit to finish the assignments, and all the information was very well presented. Thank you very much for everything. I feel like a have learned a lot during the last two months.

Ruben R. - Illinois