Medical Interpreter

A-B Tech Main Campus
FLI-3700-001HC
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Price: $137
This 40 hour in person program provides an introduction to medical interpreting, preparing student to enter the field as a professional interpreter in healthcare. Class meets the requirement to apply for medical interpreter certification with the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) and the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters (NBCMI). Course covers medical interpreting ethics, standards, protocols, skills and modes, tackles medical terminology, the healthcare system, medical protocols-including HIPAA and infection control-and language access laws. Instructor: Gulnara Akbarova Required Textbooks: The Medical Interpreter: A Foundation Textbook for Medical Interpreting and The Community Interpreter: An International Workbook of Activities and Role plays. Prerequisites: Can speak and read English and one other language.
Meeting times and locations:
08/17/24 - 09/14/24
Sat 8:30a - 12:30p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 517
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
08/17/24 - 09/14/24
Sat 1:30p - 5:30p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 517
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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