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Medical Interpreter Certificate for Bilingual Health Care Professionals
Fast Track Online Program - 40 Contact Hours CNE (Open Enrollment)
Target Audience: Bilingual MDs, PAs, ARNPs, RNs, LPNs, LSWs, PTs, OTs, health educators, and other healthcare professionals
Are you a bilingual healthcare professional who sometimes works or "doubles" as a medical interpreter?
Protect yourself, your patients, and your organization. Medical interpreter training is required by the CLAS standards. Being bilingual is not enough qualification to practice as an interpreter. This program will prepare you with the knowledge of the standards, ethics, and roles of the interpreter.
The program is instructor-led, asynchronous independent-study online training. It is convenient and flexible to meet the needs of professionals who work full-time. We have open enrollment and you may log in at any time. We give you credit for your healthcare education and experience.
Nurses will receive continuing nursing education credits after completion of the program. In addition, you would qualify to take our Assessment and Training of Interpreters: A Program for Nurses course at a reduced fee. Please contact me for details.
Fast Track Program for Bilingual Healthcare Professionals Program Fee: $495.00 Prepaid
Program Completion: Self-paced. Up to 12 weeks.
Program Extension: $50.00 per month
Downloadable CE Certificate.
Language Assessment Fee Pre-admission if indicated: $40.00.
Final Skills Exam Fee at the end of the program: $90.00.
Cultural Competency electives included (Up to 6 contact hours free.)
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Contact me with any questions.
Prerequisites:
- Fluency in English and second language (L2).
- Pass the Final Exam and submit Part 1 assignments.
- Language skills assessment if indicated ($40.00 extra fee.)
- Language Project in English and L2
Program is customized based on your education and healthcare experience.
Credit will be given for Anatomy and Medical Terminology with the presentation of an official transcript from a college or university, or a professional license, from a country where the non-English language (L2) is spoken.
Must demonstrate language proficiency with a language project in English and L2 before proceeding to the course modules.
If you need a language refresher in your L2, please ask about our Language Packs in different languages.
Language Coaching is available in other languages, including American English Pronunciation of medical terminology for foreign-language speakers.
Required modules:
- Standards of Medical Interpreting
- Ethics for Medical Interpreters
- Roles of the Medical Interpreter
- At least 2 electives: Cultural Competency, Understanding the Hispanic Population, Cultural Awareness, etc.
- Oral Skills Evaluation ($90.00 additional fee upon scheduling the exam.) (Repeat testing: $50.00)
Culture Advantage is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. Courses are approved for contact hours applicable for relicensure for RNs, LPNs, and LMHTs. Kansas State Board of Nursing: Provider # LT0243-1250.
