Medical interpreters must be able to do more than enable communication (aka, interpret). The interpreter must also be a Team Player, Customer Service Representative, and more. . .
How do I become an interpreter?
Want to become a medical interpreter? Here is some advice on how to get started on your professional journey.
Collaboration: A Win-Win for Medical Interpreters and their Managers
Collaboration is the first of six steps to creating a great place for medical interpreters to work. (It is also a benefit for their managers!)
Attention: Interpreter Managers
This is the first post in a series that focuses on six steps to creating a great place for medical interpreters to work.
Medical Interpreter Dress Code: Tops
This post in our Dress Code series focuses on selecting the right top so that you are seen as a professional medical interpreter at first-glance.
The Other Professional Expectations of Medical Interpreters
Medical interpreters must actively participate in building up and strengthening the community of medical interpreter profession.
Interpreting for Hospital Chaplains
Medical interpreters should be proficient in the terminology and protocols of hospital chaplains.
Language Access Services: Who’s Responsible for Success?
When it comes to providing excellent language access services, no one is off the hook.
5 Things I Experienced from the 2014 ATA Conference Without Attending It
The American Translators Association held its 55th Annual Conference November 5-8, 2014. The backchannel had many valuable insights.
Medical Interpreters: Your Competence Is Always in Question
Medical interpreters should proactively convey their competence to inspire confidence in their professional abilities.
3 Ways to Enhance Your Medical Interpreter Training Experience
Aspiring medical interpreters can get a head start on learning beyond the essentials covered in their initial interpreter training program.
Medical Interpreters: Understanding Law Enforcement Role In Mental Health Crises
The medical interpreter should understand the role and training of the officer who is present during a mental health crisis intervention.
Medical Interpreters Help Officers by Not Interpreting for Them
For the good of law enforcement officers, the medical interpreter should not interpret for officers at a medical encounter.
The Blood and Guts of Interpreting
Interpreters are exposed to the same stress that healthcare providers endure. Yet this issue has only recently been addressed in interpreter training.
The ABCs of Interpreting in Pediatrics
Interpreting in pediatrics is unique to other settings in that interpreters, like pediatricians, are dealing with young patients and their caregivers.