What is medical Interpreter Training?

The goal of the Medical Interpreter Training is to promote access to healthcare by facilitating and enhancing the communication between patient and provider during a healthcare encounter. It will provide the students with principles, methods, and competencies. This course develops a theoretical and practical understanding of the multiple roles of the interpreter as well as the related ethical, cultural, and linguistic challenges in this evolving field. Medical Interpreters need much more than conversational fluency in a second language to meet the needs of patients with limited proficiency in English.