First Nationally Certified Medical Interpreter Also Recognized for Individual Contributions to Language Access Industry
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2011 — The recently concluded Fifth Annual National Medical Interpreter Certification Forum honored language access pioneers Izabel Arocha, Exe…
IMIA Sets Continuing Education Standards for Medical Interpreters Worldwide
BOSTON, Oct. 9, 2009 — The International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) announced its capability to accredit workshops to provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for medical interpreters, in all languages worldwide. The organization sets this as a concrete step to professional…
National Certification for Medical Interpreters – Public Call for Final Written Pilot Exam
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2009 — A call for participants has been issued in the process of establishing a national certification for medical interpreters. Building upon the work the IMIA started in the 1980s with the ultimate goal of certification, volunteers are now needed to undergo the final writ…
Third National Annual Salary Survey for Medical Interpreters Underway
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2009 — A new 2009 IMIA Salary Survey will offer key insight into the medical interpreting profession. The strongest participation ever is anticipated, based on trends in this fast-emerging profession. Last year, more than 400 interpreters and managers from forty-two sta…
National Medical Interpreter Certification Testing Enters Pilot Phase
BOSTON, May 22, 2009 — The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters will begin the pilot phase of the performance exam that will be part of the testing for National Medical Interpreter Certification. Over the next few weeks, 300 interpreters will “test the test” des…
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 has now been translated into eleven languages: Arabic, Chinese (Tr…
