Interpreting during a medical appointment Photo: www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Vital skills remain the same while state-to-state minimum requirements may differ.

Even though national certification for medical interpreting is available, formal educational opportunities in health care interpreting are still few and far between for this fast-growing job sector.

So what is the necessary knowledge and skill-set required for optimal performance and successful language interpreting in the medical arena?

According to the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC ), these are the six primary components which constitute the basic requirements for health interpreters: Continue reading “The “Need to Know” of Medical Interpreting” »