Contact Information
800 Washington StreetBox 271
Boston, MA 02111-1845
USA
Phone: 617-636-1798
Fax: 866-406-IMIA
Contact: Abbott Thayer
Email: athayer@imiaweb.org
Website: http://www.imiaweb.org
International Medical Interpreters Association Company Profile
The International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) is committed to the advancement of professional medical interpreters as the best practice to equitable language access to health care for linguistically diverse patients. Founded in 1986, with currently over 1,600 members, most providing interpreting services in over 100 languages, the IMIA is the oldest and largest medical interpreter association in the world. In 2007 it expanded to a more international focus, to promote and unite medical interpreters worldwide. While representing medical interpreters as the experts in the medical interpreting field, associate membership to the IMIA is open to those interested in medical interpreting and language access in health care. IMIA has a division of providers, corporate members, trainers and language specific groups.News from International Medical Interpreters Association:
International Medical Interpreter Association Appoints IMIA State Representatives
BOSTON, Jan. 28, 2009 — The International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) unveiled its plan to develop a national structure for its organization. “Our revised bylaws do not stipulate a regional organizational st…
International Medical Interpreters Association Publishes Guide to Medical Translations
BOSTON, Jan. 8, 2009 — The publication of a new guide on medical translation was announced today. The IMIA Guide to Medical Translation is the second in a series of guides to be published by the International Medical Interpreters Ass…
Interpreter Association IMIA Starts Campaign to Promote Code of Ethics for Medical Interpreters Worldwide
BOSTON, Jan. 2, 2009 — The International Medical Interpreters Association, IMIA, announced today its intention to disseminate the IMIA Code of Ethics worldwide, and to that end the first code of ethics for medical interpreters ha…
Interpreter Association Appoints IMIA Japan Representative
BOSTON, Nov. 19, 2008 — The International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) unveiled its plan to develop a national and international structure for its organization. “Our current bylaws don’t stipulate a re…
International Medical Interpreters Association Releases Telephone Interpreting Guide
BOSTON, Aug. 4, 2008 — The publication of a new guide on telephone interpreting was announced today. A Medical Interpreter’s Guide to Telephone Interpreting is the first in a series of guides to be published by the Internat…
National Survey Shows Compensation of Professional Medical Interpreters
BOSTON, Oct. 2, 2007 — Results of a new survey offer insight into the steadily growing profession of medical interpreting. More than 400 interpreters and managers from 42 states participated in the International Medical Interpre…