Medical language interpreters are bilingual adults who provide language interpreting services to hospitals, so that patients can communicate with their doctors. Maybe there is a patient in San Diego who only speaks Spanish, or maybe someone had a heart attack on vacation in Cancun but they can only speak English. Whatever the situation is, medical language interpreters have an essential role to play when it comes to ensuring quality medical care and language accessibility to every patient. Language accessibility refers to the notion that everyone deserves to understand and be understood, while also encompassing the measures taken to ensure that all communication and content is accessible to everyone- regardless of age, ability, literacy and language(s) spoken. For bilingual people who want to work as a language professional in a medical setting, interpreter school is essential, because you must understand the medical terminology, concepts, anatomy and physiology concepts in both languages to be effective while also having the specific skills- like consecutive interpreting and simultaneous interpreting that are essential for the job. But what is the career trajectory for a medical interpreter? What can they earn as a language professional?
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Medical Language Interpreters: Career Trajectory & Salary
