Participation includes:
• 90-day access to the self-paced course
• MCIS Final exams and certification
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The US Medical Interpreter Training program has been designed for professional interpreters serving clients in the US healthcare sector.
The US Medical Interpreter Training program has been designed for professional interpreters serving clients in the US healthcare sector. UMIT was developed to help learners expand their medical terminology base, practice this terminology in context, and understand the US healthcare system.
The program provides ample opportunities to interpret across different healthcare settings. It follows a skills and vocabulary-development approach with asynchronous practice activities on our e-Learning platform.
UMIT has proven quite beneficial also for Canadian interpreters working with US-based companies, as a means to prepare for the medical interpreter accreditation exams administered by the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters (NBCMI) and the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI).
The program is held entirely online and is accessible 24/7. It is a self-paced course that allows you to control your own learning experience.
This is a 60-hour course.
IMPORTANT: with registration you get 90 days of enrollment. Attendees need to complete all lessons and quizzes to access the final course exam.
✓ Overview of Healthcare Interpreting
✓ Interpreter’s Role and Code of Ethics in the US
✓ Medical Terminology
✓ Interpreting Practice in Different Healthcare Settings
✓ Interpreters’ Safety and Self-care
✓ Ethical Dilemmas in Healthcare Settings
✓ 90 days access to 8 lessons, accompanied by quizzes, terminology building, and interpreting practice exercises.
✓ A course exam, which consists of 2 quizzes.
✓ A certificate is awarded upon successful completion (70% in all quizzes and in course exam) of the course.
Recommended Skills and Competencies
✓ Full proficiency in English and another language
✓ Familiarity with fundamentals of interpreting
✓ Access to computer and internet
✓ Intermediate computer literacy
✓ Time commitment – up to 10 hours per week.
Who is this course for?
The US Medical Interpreter Training program has been designed for professional interpreters serving clients in the US healthcare sector. UMIT was developed to help learners expand their medical terminology base, practice this terminology in context, and understand the US healthcare system.
