Chinese-English Medical Interpreting

Catalog description

The course is designed to provide specific interpretation training in the medical field to meet the ever-growing need of the healthcare industry in the US context. This course will prepare students to serve as interpreters in the day-to-day encounters of critical point-of-care delivery—from ambulatory and emergency bedside attendance to ICU staff support, hospice care, and patient-family mediation. Students receive a thorough grounding in medical terminology, the healthcare interpreter’s code of ethics, and the rights and responsibilities pertaining to patient-provider relations.