Culture Advantage Oregon Healthcare Interpreter Training
Online Professional Level Training for Interpreters in Oregon
Explore the Medical Interpreting profession, learn medical terminology in both languages, and basic-to-advanced interpreting skills and professional standards. Culture Advantage courses are provided online, and are an excellent choice for organizations and individuals seeking to fulfill their interpreter training qualifications in the state of Oregon.
August 18th, 2023: Scholarships are still available for new Oregon program students!
Read on to learn more about our various interpreting programs, available in multiple languages
Oregon-Approved 60-Hour Program
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Link to Oregon Language Requirements
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Free preparation for the written national certification exam within 6 months of graduation.
Free 3-hour CEU course and discounts to CEU courses after graduation.
Clinically-Focused
Our professional-level Medical Interpreter program is designed with clinically authentic learning activities and assessments, to prepare graduates who are job-ready upon graduation for interpreting in acute care (hospitals and medical centers), and medical specialties, in addition to primary care, outpatient, and community health.
Live practice sessions for real-time assessments and feedback.
Comprehensive Final Evaluation for all-around assessment of interpreting performance, which includes live interpreting performance evaluation.
Language-specific for Most Languages
Language-specific for the following languages: Arabic, Chinese-Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese.
Language-specific for the following minority languages: Farsi, Portuguese, Turkish, Tagalog.
Accommodated curriculum for minority languages such as American Sign Language (ASL), Chuukese, Haitian Creole, Marshallese, Somali, and other languages.
OCIN Matching Scholarships
To support professional training for medical interpreters, we currently have limited matching scholarships from OCIN.
To qualify, must meet or exceed Oregon's language requirements by the graduation date.
Due to the limited scholarships available, only individuals who are not currently working in a healthcare organization, or contracted by a language services provider, are eligible.
Minority language speakers are encouraged to apply.
Click here for more information and to apply.
Pricing Plans
Choose a pricing plan that fits your needs.
- Prepaid
- Time Frame 12 to 16 Weeks
- Program Fee $600.00
- CFE $100.00
- Total Fee $700.00
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$ 675.00
One Payment - Extension Fee after 16 Weeks $90.00
- Other payment plans are available.
- Pay Per Course
- Time Frame 6 to 7 Weeks per Course
- Program Fee $265.00 per Course
- CFE $100.00
- Total Fee $895.00
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$ 265
Pay per course - Extension Fee after 20 Weeks $90.00
- Other payment plans are available.
- Bilingual Staff Sponsorship
- Time Frame 12 to 16 Weeks
- Program Fee $650.00
- CFE No Charge
- Total Fee $650.00
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$ 650
One Payment - Extension Fee after 16 Weeks $90.00
- Other discounts are available.
Juan Mas. Spanish Program.
CHI Mercy Health, Roseburg, Oregon.
"The 60-hour professional program is intense but well worth it, it has helped improve my Spanish medical vocabulary and learn rules, regulations, and techniques to be successful in the interpreting field."
Femika Jacklick. Marshallese Program.
Community Worker, La Grande, Oregon.
"This course helped me lot. Now I know how to talk to doctors better. This is really important to me so I can keep helping my people."
Nataliya Ewing. Russian Program.
Russian Interpreter, Ukraine.
"Culture Advantage program is a professional, easy to follow and affordable program. Believe me, you will be surprised how much you can learn in a short period of time. Thank you to the director and a mentor of this program Marlene Obermeyer, who is so passionate to help people like me to gain medical knowledge in English and Russian. I also enjoy Russian practice sessions over the phone with Russian mentor Dr. Babadjanov. I am confident in my future because I have gained a strong foundation and the rest will come with practice and continuing education."
Marlene V. Obermeyer, MA, RN
Chief Mentor and Founder
Registered nurse with over 30 years of healthcare experience.
Certified Minority Language Interpreter: Ilokano, Tagalog.
We Are Proud of Our Mentors
MDs, RNs, CMIs, CHIs, QHIs.
Practice and coaching sessions, and performance evaluations with healthcare professionals and professional interpreters.
Program Design
Our Expertise
Starting with the foundational medical concepts, students are guided and supported using adult-learning principles in the acquisition of knowledge and mastery of interpreting skills.
We offer different training levels and clinically-focused continuing education courses.
Email: director@cultureadvantage.org. Or call 316-217-0198.