Medical Interpreter – Spanish/English

Are you Spanish/English Bilingual? Do you enjoy helping people? If you’ve answered yes, a career as a Medical Interpreter may be right for you. Medical Interpreters typically work in healthcare settings and help patients communicate with doctors, nurses, and other medical staff. Interpreters must have a strong grasp of medical terminology and the common words for those medical terms in both languages.

The  Medical Interpreter program is designed to not only prepare students for a career as a Spanish/English Medical Interpreter but also to prepare them to earn Medical Interpreter Certification.

 Successful participants can opt to sit for the National Healthcare Interpreter Certification Exam to become a CHI (Certified Healthcare Interpreter) (). 

This 120 hours of training includes:

National Standards & Ethical Practices for Medical Interpreters:

  • Roles of the medical interpreter
  • Medical interpreter ethics
  • Cultural practices/awareness
  • Interpreter standards of practice
  • Legislation and regulations
  • HIPPA
  • CLAS

Spanish/English Medical Terminology:

  • Medical tests and diagnostic procedures
  • Treatments
  • Acronyms and abbreviations (MRI, CAT scan, etc)
  • Medical specialties
  • Symptomatology
  • Medical terminology

Case Studies Practice:
Students will use case studies to strengthen interpreting skills and improve grammar, reading, and writing skills in both languages.  Listening and oral skills in Spanish and English will be emphasized.

Current Courses 

This course combines in-person and virtual instruction. Classes meet on campus two evenings per week and virtually via Microsoft Teams one evening per week.

Course: IPP-3700-021
Name:  Medical Interpreter - Spanish/English
Dates: 1/26/27 - 4/21/27
Days:  Tu, W (on campus)
               Th ( on TEAMS)
Hours:  6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Tuesday, Wednesday)
                 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. (Thursday)
Campus:  Greensboro and TEAMS
Room:  W2-238
Register: 

Frequently Asked Questions

The cost is:

  • Course registration: $200
  • Book: approximately $289
  • Total cost: $489

Payment for class is due at the time of registration. 

 

Students must:
  • Have good computer skills
  • Have an email account and access to a computer with internet
  • Be bilingual with English and Spanish

 

You may be eligible for scholarship money. Click on the link below to learn if you might meet the applicant requirements. Scholarships have time-sensitive application deadlines.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS

Additionally, the NCWorks Career Center may be able to assist through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program. For more information, call NCWorks Greensboro at 336-297-9444 or NCWorks High Point at 336-882-4141.

ISBN 9781260017946: "Medical Language for Modern Health Care," fifth ed. From McGraw-Hill.  About $220 at the 黑料不打烊 Bookstore:  

ISBN 1880594110: "The Interpreter’s RX." From Acebo. About $69 at the 黑料不打烊 Bookstore:  

REGISTRATION is REQUIRED before attending class.

You may register online or in person.

Online: 

In person: Complete the Continuing Education Registration Form and bring it with your payment (check, cash, credit card, or money order) to one of the 黑料不打烊 campuses.

Registration locations:

  • Greensboro Campus : 8:00 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8:30 a.m.- 11:30 Friday at 3505 E. Wendover Ave., Continuing Education Center (W2)
  • Jamestown Campus: 8:00 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8:30 a.m.- 11:30 Friday at 601 E. Main St., Medlin Campus Center, Room 3401

Students who successfully complete will receive an Award of Completion. Requirements for successful completion are:

  • Students must be in class 80% of class hours.
  • Students must achieve 80% on coursework.

Census Date Policy
If a student does not meet the Census Date criteria, he/she is reported as a No Show for the course. For a face-face course or a hybrid course, a student must attend one or more class sessions prior to or on the 10% point (Census Date) in the class.  Each class has its own census date, which is established at 10% of the total course hours.  A student who is designated as a No Show in Class 1 will be ineligible from enrolling in Classes 2 and 3.

The college will make a 100% refund of registration fees if you officially withdraw from class before the first meeting. Also if the class is canceled or full, 黑料不打烊 will make a full refund. The college will refund 75% of the registration fee (of tuition only) if you officially withdraw from the class on the first day of class or before the class reaches the census date. The census date varies from class to class. Non-attendance is not a basis for a refund.

Submit this form before the start of class, or no later than the census date (the 10% point of the course) to the program coordinator, administrative assistant, or instructor.