Core Medical Interpreter Training®
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Core Medical Interpreter Training
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Core Medical Interpreter Training
Core Medical Interpreter Training (CMIT®)
Oregon Health Authority Approved
CMIT® is a comprehensive 60 to 100-hour training program that exceeds the national training standards and certification requirements for medical and healthcare interpreters. While primarily designed for spoken-language interpreters, the program also offers specialized healthcare training for American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters.
Developed by Interpreters, for Interpreters
CMIT® has been fully developed by experienced interpreting professionals. Drawing on more than 35 years of combined experience in interpreting and interpreter education, the program’s authors emphasize two core pillars: the development of fundamental interpreting skills and mastery of specialized medical terminology.
State-Approved Training in Oregon
Linguistics Global Associates is proud to offer the 60-hour Core Medical Interpreter Training®, officially approved by the Oregon Health Authority — Equity and Inclusion Division. This state recognition ensures our program meets the rigorous standards required for healthcare interpreter qualification in Oregon.
Training is available in three flexible formats to meet the needs of individuals and organizations:
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Local in-person instruction
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Live remote training
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Onsite training for healthcare organizations and agencies
Full Course Description
Linguistics Global Associates provides the 64-hour Medical Interpreter Training approved by the Oregon Health Authority and the Equity and Inclusion Division.
Linguistics Global Associates provides training locally, by remote and onsite for organizations interested in the Core Medical Interpreter Training®. The 64-hour Medical Interpreter Training has been approved by the Oregon Health Authority | Equity and Inclusion Division.
The training covers a variety of subjects including:
- Code of Ethics
- National Standards of Practice
- CLAS Standards & Title VI
- Interpreting Concepts & Modes
- Medical Vocabulary
- Anatomy & Physiology
- HIPAA Privacy Rules
- Role of Culture in Interpreting.
Required Textbooks
All included with the training:
- Core Medical Interpreter Program, “Communicating Without Barriers”
- Workbook for Medical Interpreters
- List of languages with medical dictionaries or medical glossaries included
- Dictionaries available for the training (included)
English<<<>>> Spanish
Diccionario Médico | Español<<<>>>Inglés
- Bilingual Medical Glossaries available for the training (included).
- English>>>Amharic Medical Glossary
- English>>>Arabic Medical Glossary
- English>>>Bengali Medical Glossary
- English>>>Bosnian Medical Glossary
- English>>>Burmese/Karen Medical Glossary
- English>>>Chinese Medical Glossary
- English>>>Farsi Medical Glossary
- English>>French Medical Glossary
- English>>>Haitian/Creole Medical Glossary
- English>>>Hindi Medical Glossary
- English>>>Japanese Medical Glossary
- English>>>Khmer (Cambodian) Medical Glossary
- English>>>Korean Medical Glossary
- English>>>Lao Medical Glossary
- English>>>Marshallese Medical Glossary
- English>>>Nepali Medical Glossary
- English>>>Polish Medical Glossary
- English>>>Portuguese Medical Glossary
- English>>>Russian Medical Glossary
- English>>>Somali Medical Glossary
- English>>>Tagalog Medical Glossary
- English>>>Tigrignya Medical Glossary
- English>>>Urdu Medical Glossary
- English>>>Vietnamese Medical Glossary
Instructor's Qualifications
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structor: Pedro Johnson
- Certified Healthcare Spanish Interpreter™, CHT™ | National Certification
- Certified Medical Interpreter | Washington DSHS
- Certified Social Services Interpreter | Washington DSHS
- Previously trained | “Bridging The Gap”, CCHCP interpreter Program | 2014-2016
- Currently, NICHC-Core Medical Interpreter Trainer
- Active Medical Interpreter