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What are the benefits of choosing a medical interpreter job?

In the United States, there is a significant population of non-native English speakers. To protect them, every healthcare provider (including hospitals) is obliged by law to provide language access services for their non-English speaking patients. Medical interpreters can break language...

7 topics to discuss in an interpreting pre-session that you will learn in Medical Interpreter Training

The purpose of an interpreting pre-session is to help interpreters address any problematic situations. A pre-session does not guarantee that everything will go perfectly. By having...

Are medical interpreters equipped to become community interpreters?

As American society becomes increasingly multicultural, the number of languages spoken in the country also increases. Diversifying communities increase the need for bridging language gaps, thus increasing the demand for community and medical interpreting. While medical interpreting is obviously focused...

Using Family Members as Interpreters Could Put a Patient at Risk

It is not uncommon for non-English speaking patients to use their family members or friends as “interpreters” during medical emergencies or routine visits. However, this practice is completely inadvisable for patients and can also prove to be a major liability for medical institutions. Read more to learn...