Interpreting for parents instead of patients can be complicated. Here are some tricky situations, and one simple solution!
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Nobody Wants to Talk to You
The best interpreters are the ones you might notice the least! This is the intricate balance that interpreters must maintain between personable and professional.
When Interpreting Services Fall Short (Part 1)
This is the first in a two-part series that highlights scenarios when interpreting services did not meet expectations and some specific learnings from the situations.
Show Me the Money! Healthcare's Guide to Buying Language Services
Money talks and it is the pathway to success for health care and all medical interpreters. Learn how standards, consistency and efficiency in operations can have healthcare showing you the money!
How a Friday Night Fish Fry Changed My Life
I never thought working at a super club would change my life, but in so many ways it did. It became the catalyst for the design of my scheduling department. How can we effectively run a business if we don't look at the big picture, all the while keeping our customers happy and our interpreters busy.
Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace: How Consistency Can Save Interpreting
Consistency in any service, from a grocery store, to banks, to the doctor office, needs to be a consistent system. If Google marries Siri, will that fix all the variables for a consistent experience where ever you go? Let's hope that isn't the answer.
Interpreters Are Not Editors
Interpreters need to convey an accurate message, not edit the speaker’s message or style of speech.
The Best Interpreter Ever
What does your professional journey look like so far? Where are you headed? Use this exercise to map your professional experiences and goals.
All Medical Interpreters Need One Skill
Critical thinking is an essential skill that impacts every aspect of the medical interpreter's work.
Patient Confidentiality: An interpreter’s biggest responsibility
Medical interpreters must be careful to avoid inadvertent comments that breach confidentiality and break trust.
Accelerate Medical Interpreter Professional Development with Shared Learning
When participating in professional development activities, let's find ways to share the learning with all interpreter colleagues.
5 Things Medical Interpreters Need to Know About Informed Consent
Cynthia Peinado Hermosillo highlights her topic on informed consent, which she’ll present at the 9th Annual TAHIT Educational Symposium.
Finding Equivalents for U.S. Healthcare Terms: Googling it and Beyond
Natalya Mytareva highlights her topic on interpreting non-standardized healthcare terms. She’ll present at the 9th Annual TAHIT Educational Symposium.
Interpreters: You Can Master Note-Taking!
Andrew Jerger highlights his session on note-taking skills for interpreters, which he'll present at the 9th Annual TAHIT Educational Symposium.
Interpreter Managers: Your Team Needs Resources!
This post highlights the third of six steps for interpreter managers to create a great place for medical interpreters to work: Resources.