Interpreting Volunteer Opportunities
Medical Interpreter Video
(Harborview Medical Center & University of Washington Medical Center)
Resources & Links
Resources & Links
HEALTH CARE INTERPRETERS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION WEBSITES
California Healthcare Interpreters Association
This is California's most important professional association of interpreters. They are responsible for writing California's Interpreter Standards of Practice.
American Translators Association
This is the nation's largest Translators association. They are well-known for their annual and specialized conferences. There is an Interpreters Division that includes medical interpreting.
Northern California Translators Association
This site serves as a focal point for translators in Northern California. They are considered the region's chapter of the American Translators Association.
National Counsel on Interpreting in Health Care
This organization promotes culturally competent professional health care interpreting as a means to support equal access to health care services for individuals with limited English proficiency.
Society of Medical Interpreters
This organization promotes professionalism and excellence in interpretive services to enhance the provision of health and social services to individuals with limited English proficiency.
RELATED WEBSITES
Cross Cultural Health Care Program
This organization is responsible for designing one of the earliest training programs for interpreters in health care. They also wrote Bridging the Gap, a well-known text used in training health care interpreters.
Diversity Rx
This website provides national information and resouces on medical interpreting.
LEP.gov
This governmental website provides policy perspectives on meaningful access for people who are limited English proficient.