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Medical Interpreter Training ProgramAddressing the growing need for interpreters in the state of Arkansas, UAMS Regional Programs are establishing two training programs:
The aim of both programs is to teach how best to ensure clear communication, professional boundaries, be culturally competent, and advocate when appropriate.
Funds provided by the Arkansas Minority Health Commission make it possible for
the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Regional Programs to launch a
Community-Based Medical Interpreter Training Partnership in several South
Arkansas counties: Bradley, Calhoun, Desha, Hot Spring, Lafayette, Lincoln,
Ouachita, and Union. In addition to the Medical Interpreter Training Program, students may wish to take Basic Medical Terminology, provided by the College of Health Related Professions (CHRP), Department of Health Information Management. Click here for a brief description and a link to the CHRP Basic Medical Terminology site. For more information about the program, please click here for contact information. Training Dates and Locations (click red hyperlink to jump to contact email):
* Requires Adobe Acrobat reader Medical Interpreter Certificate Program Beyond Communication Limits (BCL) and UAMS Practical Skills Course (PSC) BCL & PSC is a UAMS comprehensive curriculum for training health care interpreters. It has been developed, written and compiled by experienced UAMS interpreters who participated in the Bridging the Gap trainings, medical providers, and representatives fro different UAMS programs and projects. The program helps "Beyond Communication Limits" in communication between a health care provider and LEP patients. It is a 40-hour course for health care interpreters of any non - English language. Incorporated into BCL program additional 8 hour Practical Skills Course becomes an integral part of the medical interpreter training program and takes place at the UAMS Clinical Skills Center. This component of the program hones medical interpreter skills and abilities to facilitate communication in a health care setting. It also employs a real and active health care environment. Curriculum
Training Methods Includes lectures by expert instructors based on a trainee-centered approach. Group discussions, tutorials, brainstorming, discussion of case studies, video discussions, sight translation, role playing, drills and quizzes, pre-tests and post-tests. Trainees also use web resources to research and discover information. Class material: a medical interpreting manual, medical glossaries, a guide to common medications, National Council on Interpreting in Health Care papers and documents; class handouts Skills and professional development sessions with physicians are part of the training. Certificate of Successful Completion Participants, upon completion of the program, with a final test score of 80% or better coupled with their day-to-day practical skills assessment, receive a Certificate of Completion. To set a professional accent UAMS staff medical interpreters get a "Certified Medical Interpreter" Card. The Card helps identify a trained interpreter, and implies the individual's capacity to perform a particular set of skills up to National Standards of Practice. Anyone who fails the final test of the training program may have two extra attempts to re-take the test to be eligible to receive a certificate. The candidate needs to pay another test fee of $50.00 per attempt. Lost Certificates If you lose your certificate and need to have another one printed: Submit your written request accompanied by a $5.00 non-refundable reprint fee payable to Regional Programs to: UAMS Reprints of certificates could take up to 6 weeks to process. Non-Medical Interpreting Program The UAMS Regional Programs develops curriculum to provide a bilingual medical and non-medical staff with the basic knowledge and skills. This training is ideal for bilingual staff persons who are proficient enough in both conversational languages and could assist medical and non-medical personnel to communicate at their place of employment with LEP patients, their friends, and family dealing only with non-medical matters. Formal training of a diverse staff in the techniques, methods, ethics, and standards of interpreting will ensure the quality of services and set the boundaries for their points of contact. Curriculum:
Certificate of Participation Supplemental Interpreting participants, upon completion of the program, with a final test score of 80% or better coupled with their day-to-day practical skills assessment, receive a Certificate of Participation. NOTE: High language skills (speaking and understanding speech) in both languages is a prerequisite for anyone wishing to serve as an interpreter. The screening for language skills is the first step in assessing the competence of an interpreter candidate for either medical or non-medical training programs.
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