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Testing for National Medical Interpreter Certification Enters Pilot Phase |
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"Accurately assessing an
interpreter's knowledge and skills is
essential..."
Washington DC - (May 14, 2009) - The
National Board of Certification for Medical
Interpreters will begin the pilot phase
of the performance exam that will be part of
the testing for National Medical Interpreter
Certification.
Over the next few weeks, 300
interpreters will "test the test"
designed to verify the ability of
interpreters to apply their knowledge and
skills in real-life medical interpreting
scenarios.
This process will provide additional input
to the assessment tool's design, allowing
test developers to make final adjustments
before its national implementation.
The National Board of Certification for
Medical Interpreters program, just founded
jointly this year by Language Line�
University and the International
Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA),
will consist of a single "certification
process" that will award to individuals the
credential of "Certified Medical interpreter"
(CMI) in a specific language.
To qualify for the CMI credential,
a medical interpreter will have to
successfully pass the prerequisites, the
National Board Written Exam, and the National
Board Performance Exam.
Learn
more about The National Board of
Certification for Medical Interpreters here
>>
And
here www.certifiedmedicalinterpreters.org
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MPI: African Immigrants in the United States |
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By Aaron Terrazas, Migration Policy Institute
The number of African immigrants
in the United States grew 40-fold between
1960 and 2007, from 35,355 to 1.4
million. Most of this growth has taken place
since 1990.
Compared to other immigrants, the African
born tend to be highly educated and speak
English well. However, they are also more
likely not to be naturalized US citizens than
other immigrants.
The top individual countries of origin of
the African born are Nigeria, Egypt, and
Ethiopia. In the United States, Africans are
concentrated in New York, California, Texas,
Maryland, and Virginia.
This Spotlight focuses on African immigrants
residing in the United States, examining the
population's size, geographic distribution,
socioeconomic characteristics, and admission
categories using data from the US Census
Bureau's 2007 American Community Survey (ACS)
and 2000 Decennial Census, and the Department
of Homeland Security's Office of Immigration
Statistics (OIS) for 2007.
Read
the rest of this very informative Migration
Policy Institute article here >>
Related story: Spotlight
on Refugees and Asylees in the United
States.
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NAM Poll: Women Immigrants Keeping Families Together |
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Dear Reader: An interesting
story, with linguistic, social, health and
cultural elements throughout.
Remember to download the report at then end
of this article.
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"Editor's Note: The story of migration is no
longer a man's story.
"It is increasingly becoming a woman's
tale, according to "Women
Immigrants: Stewards of the 21st
Century," a new poll by New America
Media.
"The survey of 1,002 female immigrants
from Latin American, Asian, African, and Arab
countries, found that immigrant women are
taking charge in keeping their families
together.
"At a time when more than one-third of
families in the United States are
single-parent households, 90 percent of women
immigrants interviewed report that their
families are intact, writes NAM Executive
Director Sandy Close."
Read
the rest of this New America Media story here
>>
View
the entire NAM Immigrant Women Poll here
>>
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A Message from Language Line Services' President |
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Many of you may know that just
this week Texas House Bill (HB) 233 has
passed the Texas Senate and is
awaiting signature from the Governor's office.
We would like to congratulate the Texas Association
of Healthcare Interpreters, the Texas
Association for the Deaf, as
well as the Texas Society of
Interpreters for the Deaf and all
those involved on this
passage!
We know from experience that progress is
often difficult to achieve given all of the
related issues and arguments, from funding to
training to testing.
Overcoming uncertainty, ambivalence,
opposition and diverging views is not easy,
but commitment and perseverance pays off and
this is a wonderful example to organizations
and other states across the country.
And so, you and your colleagues deserve a
tremendous amount of recognition for your
hard work, perseverance and success with HB
233.
Sincerely,
Louis F. Provenzano, Jr.
President & COO
Language Line Services
Read the
history of this legislation here
>>
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Update: The Language Line� Video Interpreter Service |
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New Interactive Demonstration and
Videos
Featuring American Sign Language
(ASL),
Spanish (over video) and Mexican Sign
Language (LSM). On Demand!
Attention, health care and law enforcement
professionals. You and those you serve who
are deaf or limited English speaking patients
can now easily communicate through the
Language Line� Video Interpreter Service.
Learn more from this
Interactive Demonstration.
And, these
brief Medical and Police videos.
For more information, write to
[email protected]
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Coming Events - CPEHN, NATI and MING |
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As a courtesy to our
colleagues and a service to you,
our subscribers, "In Other Words" announces
coming events when the information becomes
available.
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Voices for Change: Connecting the Dots
from Prevention to Care
June 30, Los Angeles
Register now for the California Pan-Ethnic
Health Network (CPEHN) biennial conference in
Los Angeles.
We know that our well being is not only
about going to the doctor but also about
where we live, the opportunities that we
have, and the air we breathe.
Voices for Change will give you a chance
to increase your advocacy skills, forge new
partnerships, and connect the dots to create
a more comprehensive approach to achieving
health equity.
For more information, contact Ruben Cantu,
CPEHN Program Director, at [email protected],
or go to http://www.cpehn.org/events.php.
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NATI - Nebraska Association for
Translators & Interpreters
10th Annual Regional Conference
July 23 - 25, 2009
"Voices and Visions: Celebrating a World
of Difference Through Language and Art"
Hosted at:
1000 Galvin Road South | Bellevue,
Nebraska 68005 | 402.293.2000 | 800.756.7920
http://www.bellevue.edu
Co-Sponsored by:
- Administrative Office of the Courts,
Nebraska Court Interpreter Program
- Language Line Services
- Alegent Health
- Region 3 Behavioral Health
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Medical Interpreter Network of Georgia
MING Quarterly Meeting
Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:00 PM
Location: 1680 Tullie Circle Classroom 5
Atlanta GA 30329
For more information: Martha Rincon at [email protected]
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We Are Hiring. Interpreter and Corporate Opportunities |
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Language Line Services,
the leader
in over-the-phone interpretation,
is seeking to increase its interpreter team
in many languages.
If you have
excellent proficiency in English, with
strong listening and comprehension skills as
well as good customer service skills,
you can become an interpreter for Language Line
Services.
Visit www.languageline.com/careers.
View
the "How to Become an Interpreter"
Video.
Then, click on "Apply Today" under
"interpreter Careers" OR "Corporate
Careers" and follow the directions.
Here's what a valued client said just today
(5/28/09)
about one of Language Line Services'
excellent interpreters:
"...interpreter #6100 for Farsi was
awesome fantastic and amazing. I am
speechless as to how good the interpreter
was. We have a very difficult client that he
made so easy for me. Thank you..."
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