Medical Interpreting

The Department of World Languages grants credits to students who complete the required courses for a Certificate in Interpretation. This program provides professional training to bilingual speakers (Spanish or any other language) who seek instruction in interpretation techniques, situation specific terminology, and ethics of the industry.

Degrees and Certificates

Courses

MDI 100: Foundations of Interpreting

Foundations of Interpreting introduces basic concepts in interpreting, including professional specific terminology, the various settings in which interpreters work, and the role of the interpreter. This course will familiarize students with the different interpreting modalities and may include interactions with professional interpreters in action

MDI 110: Medical Interpreting I: Musculoskeletal, Cardio, and Digest. Sys.

This course is designed to provide current Medical Interpreters or individuals who wish to begin a career in medical interpreting with skills pertaining to health care settings. The course will present a foundation for medical interpreter ethics, an overview of the US healthcare system, and familiarize the students with the vocabulary of the main body systems, as well as medical procedures within the context of real-life triadic encounters. Emphasis will be given in the study of Musculoskeletal, Cardio, Digestive, and other Systems

MDI 120: Medical Interpreting II: Reproductive and Respiratory Systems

This course is designed to provide current Medical Interpreters or individuals who wish to begin a career in medical interpreting with skills pertaining to health care settings. The course will present a foundation for medical interpreter ethics and an overview of the US healthcare system, familiarization with terms describing body systems and medical procedures in the context of real-life triadic encounters. Emphasis will be given in the study of Reproductive, Respiratory, and other Systems.

MDI 130: Medical Terminology

As part of the Medical Interpreting Program, this course will introduce students to terminology of the medical field. Medical Terminology is a beginning, entry-level course that will cover medical terminology via discussions, reading assignments, case-scenarios, and assessments. Emphasis will be to recognize, evaluate, and deduce meanings of medical words by applying word-building rules. Study will be directed to define word parts, apply word-building rules to form words from suffixes, prefixes, and roots in the combining form. An additional focus of study will be to define and use words pertaining to body systems, organs, and specialized medical disciplines.