As a certified medical interpreter at Logansport Memorial Hospital in Indiana, Mary Carmen Santella-Mercurio helps Spanish-speaking patients understand all aspects of their hospital visits.Mary Carmen Santella-Mercurio is responsible for assisting Span…

The concept of “community interpreting” touches many language service areas, including interpreting in medical settings.One of the fields of language interpretation is community interpreting. Although it can involve various specialties, such as med…

Nearly 500 candidates have signed up for the certification exams since their launch one year ago.The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters has announced that after one year of its medical interpretation certification program, around …

US medical facilities face a growing need to translate written material. How can they keep their translation priorities straight?In establishments that practice translation, the need to translate documents is increasing as the sheer amount of written c…

Much is written about the need for skilled medical interpreters, but translators of medical documents are also in demand.In the medical field, document translation is highly complex. As with any type of translation, translators must be excellent writer…

How can hospitals make sure doctors from foreign countries have necessary language skills?Beyond interpretation and foreign language skills, there is another language-related issue of crucial importance in medical settings: making sure that doctors and…

This language interpreting system uses new technology to better serve patients.At the University of Irvine, certified language interpreters can now work from a single location, carrying out their job through remote video. Their presence is rolled into …