LANA Medical Interpreter Training is now offered by Southern Maine Community College

This 100-hour Medical Interpreter Training prepares bilingual individuals and
working interpreters to become competent medical interpreters and positions
them to ultimately become Certified Medical Interpreters (CMI), if they pass
the national written and oral exams. The program supports national medical interpreting standards of practice and includes introduction to the health care system in the U.S., basic anatomy, medical terminology, interpreting exercises, site visits and ethical case studies, including topics and materials required to pass the national medical certification exams.

The program consists of three courses – Basic Skills of Interpreting, Introduction into Medical Interpreting, Special Topics in Medical Interpreting, and a Study Session for National Certification for Medical Interpreters Written Exam.

Trainer:

Meryl C. S. Troop is a nationally certified American Sign

Language interpreterworking in Maine and New Hampshire for over 25 years, in a wide variety of settings including medical, legal, political and theatrical.  Ms. Troop has been teaching the Medical Interpreting Training for four semesters. She is also employed as a staff interpreter and Civil Rights Advocate with Maine Center on Deafness, and has previously served as the state’s Language Access and Deaf Services Coordinator for almost 20 years.

2012 Training:

HLTH 855-01 Basic Skills Interpreting (12 hours)

Wednesday, January 25 & Friday, January 27

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

$150

HLTH 856-01 Introduction into Medical Interpreting (48 hours)

Mondays and Wednesdays, February 1 - March 28

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

$585


HLTH 857-01 Special Topics in Medical Interpreting (30 hours)

Fridays, April 6 - May 4
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

$400

HLTH 858-01 Study Session for National Certification for Medical Interpreters Written Exam (10 hours)

Saturdays, May 19 & May 26

9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Location:

Southern Maine Community College, South Portland

How To Register:

Please submit the SMCC Registration Form or contact Brenda Beaulieu, Business Relations Manager at Southern Maine Community College Professional Education Department at 207.741.5951 or BBeaulieu@smccme.edu.