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About our Team

Patient-Centered, Provider-Managed, Interpreter-Facilitated Human Communication

We are a team of healthcare professionals and professional interpreters who prepare medical interpreters for the clinical setting - hospitals and clinics, where your knowledge of medical terminology and professional interpreting skills are critical.

Meet the members of the Culture Advantage Team.

Mentors: Medical Division

Lizbeth N. Mendoza, MD, CMI-Spanish

Congratulations Dr. Mendoza!

Dr. Mendoza is the recipient of the Essay Contest at the IMIA International Conference in Houston in 2014. And she recently became a Certified Medical Interpreter - Spanish. Congratulations!

Dr. Lizbeth Mendoza is from Mexico City where she received her degree as a Physician Surgeon from the School of Medicine of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Over the course of 13 years she has participated in different areas of Medicine including research, academics, and bilingual medical services, as well as editing and translation of medical content. After participating in different programs and forums dedicated to the study of healthcare professionals' education in Mexico, the Netherlands and Canada, and after running her own private practice for several years in a multicultural community of the Mayan Riviera, she has become a strong advocate of continuing education of healthcare professionals and of the Problem Based Learning methodology, as well as of the importance of humanism in the healthcare professions.

She is currently working as a mentor with Culture Advantage, and also provides freelance medical interpreting services. She is a graduate of the Culture Advantage program and a member of the International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA), where she participates actively in the Education Committee, and as the Vice-chair of the IMIA Colorado Chapter. From this perspective she is committed to the best educational practices that can lead to higher levels of Professionalism among the Medical Interpreters.

She offers the following services for Culture Advantage Students:

  • Medical Terminology and Interpreting Principles mentorship
  • Real-time practice and coaching sessions via conference call or other synchronous methods like Skype, WebEx, GoToMeeting, etc. **
  • Real-time oral evaluations and coaching via conference call **
  • Webinars and lectures on specific topics **

** For more information about the scheduling process and fees that apply please contact Director Marlene Obermeyer.