Debbie Lesser is a catalyst, facilitating crucial conversations taking place in often highly sensitive situations. As a certified medical interpreter for one of the largest health systems in the ...

Remote medical interpreting (RMI) may be hindering healthcare communication rather than helping it, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. As the healthcare sector leaned heavily on ...

PHOENIX — Medical interpreters work side by the side with the doctors and nurses trying to save people from the pandemic. But, the work as a medical interpreter goes beyond assisting patients to ...

MONTEREY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Language Line ® University announced today the establishment of the “Certified Medical Interpreter” (CMI) professional designation to identify medical interpreters ...

TOKYO >> During one of her medical-interpreting lessons this summer, instructor Yoshiko Ishizaka brought up the case of a former student who was dealing with schizophrenia. The principal of ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- Language barriers at the doctor's have always been an obstacle, but the pandemic has added another layer. Vulnerable loved ones are forced to be alone in hospitals and ...

Bing Hong Liu (C) talks to to Dr. Alan Chun (R) through an interpreter at the International Community Health Services medical clinic in their assisted living facility, the Legacy House, on March 20 in ...

KATHERINE GARCIA REPORTS, SHE HAS BEEN A LIGHT FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES AND HEALTH CARE STEP FOUR YEARS. KATHERINE: AN IMMIGRANT FROM PERU, JULIA TYSON, RECEIVED HER INTERPRETER CERTIFICATE ...

It can be hard to find someone to translate for health care appointments in the Inland Northwest. A student-led initiative at Washington State University is addressing that. WSU medical ...