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Meeting Dates and Times
Saturdays, September 11, 25, October 23, November 20, 2010
9:00am to 1:00pm; Additional conference call meetings in between practice sessions.
Languages Offered
Ready, Set, Certification!™
A Multilingual Guided Pre-Certification Study Group for Medical Interpreters
Developed for active Medical Interpreters looking to prepare for upcoming national certification exams, Ready, Set, Certification! is designed to prepare experienced healthcare interpreters for certification by practicing conversion skills and refreshing medical vocabulary. The course will include four four-hour classroom segments plus guided mandatory study group sessions.
Each group will be facilitated by an experienced Culturesmart trainer who is also a working interpreter. Training sessions will focus on practice exercises, realistic role-plays, and constructive feedback specially designed to help practicing interpreters improve their skills and knowledge. The program will also provide opportunities to review and practice note-taking, message retention, and self-correction techniques that enable interpreters to work with greater confidence and efficiency.
Our coverage of vocabulary will include dialogues that use key terminology in a broad range of specialties, from external anatomy to neurology.
Learning Objectives
 Define key medical terms in English and patient’s language.
Accurately convert medical terms to a non-English language.
Demonstrate accurate interpretation of medical dialogues incorporating these key medical terms.
Appropriately use specific techniques, such as note-taking or requesting clarification, to support the accuracy
of the
interpretation.
Identify personal strengths and weaknesses while
interpreting.
Using practice sessions and intensive home-based review, participants will gain skills and knowledge necessary for succeeding on forthcoming healthcare interpreter certification exams. |
