English - Mandarin Chinese

Online Medical Interpreter Training Program

40 General Medical Interpreting Program or 60-Hour Professional Medical Interpreter Program

Taught by Healthcare Professionals and Professional Interpreters/CMIs

What students say about us.

Our newest gradate: Zhen Zhong. Graduate: Professional 60-Hour Language-specific Program.

Zhen graduated from the Mandarin Program and passed the NBCMI written exam right away. Congratulations! She is now waiting to take the oral exam.

"Thank you and Stephanie so much for the detailed feedback. I enjoyed the journey in the past six months so much. I’ll always come back to Cultural Advantage for further improvement and education in the future."

Hannah Han. Graduate: Professional 60-Hour Language-specific Program.

"I already have 40 hours medical training certificate and the main reason to take this class was to review. I have learned a lot. It is really helpful!"

Meet Culture Advantage Graduate: Stefanie Geoghegan

Stefanie is senior interpreter at AMN Healthcare. Her specialty is remote interpreting. She also works as a Culture Advantage Mentor for live remote interpreting assessments.

Meet Jared!

"I love attending these Saturday practice sessions! The mentor for our language is a doctor (Shubing Liu), and Marlene facilitates an amazing discussion that promotes critical thinking and learning. It is helpful to listen to each of the participant's conversations and questions, and it is also helpful to hear each of participant's translations of the various sentences. These Saturday sessions are so helpful!! Thanks for an awesome program Marlene!" Jared Schaalje.

• Current PhD Doctoral Student – Public Health, Community Health Education Specialization, Walden University
• Master of Science in Education – Instructional Design for Online Learning, Capella University
• Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician, CPhT. PTCB, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board

Meet Diana Hong.


"This program gave me (a person who has no medical background) the opportunity to learn Medical Terminology, the names of diseases, tests and procedures, etc. in both English and my native language. The Standards of Practice and Codes of Ethics remind me how important an interpreter plays in a medical setting. It allows me to look at the medical interpreter from different perspectives. This program has set a good foundation for my professional path."

Join us!

The program includes:

Medical Section Part 1: Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Diagnostic Procedures, Medical Specialties in English.

Medical Section Part 2: Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Diagnostic Procedures, Medical Specialties in Chinese Mandarin.

Interpreting Section Part 3: Principles of Medical Interpreting, Consecutive Interpreting, Standards of Practice, Code of Ethics, Roles of the Interpreter

Comprehensive Final Evaluation in English and Chinese Mandarin

Medical Instructors/Mentors:

Marlene V. Obermeyer, MA, RN, Instructor. Part 1 - Comprehensive Medical Concepts in English.
Shubing Liu, MD - China. CHI-Mandarin. Culture Advantage Graduate.
Sophia Zhao Qi, MD - China. CMI -Mandarin, CHI-Mandarin. Culture Advantage Graduate
Feiyang Tao, MD - China. CMI-Mandarin. Culture Advantage Graduate.
Haiyan Chen. MD - China. PhD - US. Culture Advantage Graduate.
Yan Zhang, BSN. RN. Culture Advantage Graduate.




Comments from other students and graduates.

My name is Alison Z., in the English-Mandarin Program. A Little about myself, I am from Cali and a rising junior at Brandeis University studying Biochemistry and Art. I am on the pre-medical track. And through this course I hope to become a resource for those in need of medical help regardless of English proficiency. I hope my role as an interpreter would give me more value in a hospital setting as a zealous volunteer and a chance at delivering better service as a future doctor.
Thank you to our wonderful mentors and all of you for making this experience such a pleasure!

My name is Aixiang. I am from Mainland China. After I came to America, I have worked as a community translator/interpreter for around five years. Since I am interested in becoming a medical interpreter, which would require professional knowledge of medical terminology and better interpretation skills, I decided to take a training program. Then, I came across this online program. I am really thankful that I can be a participant of this program. It has been educational, fun, challenging and rewarding.

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You may start at any time.

Click here to go to the 60-Hour Professional Program Page. Click here to go to the 40-Hour Professional Program Page.

What you will learn:Download our Online Professional Curriculum

What you will receive:

• Convenient delivery of lessons online at the eLearning Portal
• Intensive Online Medical Terminology training in both languages.
• Comprehensive Medical Interpreting Principles and Interpreting Skills Training (Standards of Practice, Code of Ethics, Roles of the Interpreter)
• Online Mandarin Language Pack, a compiled library of audio and written medical information that includes practice with actual materials used by medical providers for instruction and health information.
• List of online resources in the non-English language for more extensive personal study if desired.
• One-on-One Feedback during live practice sessions. Professional mentoring by healthcare professionals, and professional interpreters (CMI/CHI). Bring your questions and practice what you are learning.
• The Comprehensive Final Evaluation (OSE) includes: Two-on-one live coaching and evaluation of your medical terminology knowledge, consecutive interpreting skills, and application of the Standards and Code of Ethics.
• Live practice sessions with coaching to prepare for the Final Evaluation (Live Oral Skills Evaluation in both languages).
• Clinically accurate and clinically authentic medical scenarios to prepare interpreters with real-life simulation of medical encounters, prepared by qualified healthcare professionals.
• Convenient online access to lessons, assignments and exams.
• Certificate of Completion of the Professional Medical Interpreter program with English-Mandarin Concentration
• Discounted fee to national certification Question Bank if taken within 6 months of graduation (with receipt submission).
• Up to 3 hours of continuing education (within one year of graduation) offered by Culture Advantage (for professional programs).
• Discounts to selected courses and continuing education offerings, and educational products and services for one year after graduation.

Benefits:

• Become a highly qualified, knowledgeable, well-trained professional medical interpreter through extensive training from healthcare professionals and professional medical interpreters.
• Strong foundation in medical concepts in both languages.
• Insight for medical interpreters from healthcare professionals. What do they really expect from you.
• Develop skills in over-the-phone interpreting through simulations during live practice sessions.
• Self-paced (based on performance) within your program plan. Complete assignments and quizzes online. Attend live practice sessions to receive feedback on your performance.
• Convenient online access.
• Flexible payment plans available.
• No travel, study from home.
• Private Coaching (Extra Fee) if desired, for more in-depth personalized coaching. Private Coaching may be required for some students who need additional assistance to demonstrate the expected competencies.

Who teaches the program?

Learn from our unique team of healthcare professionals and professional medical interpreters who are Culture Advantage graduates and have high expectations for professionalism in interpreting.

Click here for our Mentors Page.
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Open Enrollment for Qualified Individuals.

You may start at any time. Click here to go to the 60-Hour Professional Program Page.

Click here to go to the 40-Hour Professional Program Page.

What you will learn: Download our Online Professional Curriculum

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