ProZ.com videos » 2011 Virtual Event videos » Leaving the semi-professional status behind - advancing the professionalization of medical interpreting field

The session is designed to present an evolutionary development of the medical interpreter profession: from defining the Roles of Medical Interpreters, to Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, Accreditation of Training Programs, National Certification, Professional Reimbursement and Advocacy Efforts. Global attendees will find the level of relevance to be very high with regard to their own countries as the U.S. experience reflects the universal human, medical and political challenges of non-native speakers in a language-specific health care delivery system