Oregon Health Care Interpreters Association's (OHCIA) 60-Hour Health Care Interpreter Training is perfect for both new and experience interpreters.
Summer 2020 Online Class Schedule
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Module 1: Introduction to Health Care Interpreting & Medical Terminology ⏰ Saturday, June 20
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Module 2: Musculoskeletal System/Fundamentals of Message Conversion ⏰ Saturday, June 27
Instructor—Mary Soots -
Independence Day (No Class) — Saturday, July 4
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Module 3: Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems/Developing Memory Skills ⏰ Saturday, July 11
Instructor—Mary Soots -
Module 4: Nervous & Integumentary Systems/Basic Sight Translation ⏰ Saturday, July 18
Instructor—Mary Soots
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Module 5: Health Care Interpreting Ethics I ⏰ Saturday, July 25
Instructor—Mary Soots
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Module 6: Ethics II/Endocrine & Lymphatic Systems ⏰ Saturday, August 1
Instructor—Mary Soots
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Module 7: Digestive & Teeth/Interpreting Equivalence ⏰ Saturday, August 8
Instructor—Mary Soots
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Module 8: Reproductive & Urinary Systems/Cultural Awareness ⏰ Saturday, August 15
Instructor—Mary Soots
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Module 9: Ears, Nose, Throat, Vision and Teeth/Advanced Interpreting Skills ⏰ Saturday, August 22
Instructor—Mary Soots
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Module 10: Advanced Health Care Interpreting–Final Exam ⏰ Saturday, August 29
Instructor—Mary Soots
*Dates may be subject to change
Instructor Bio
Mary Soots is an Anthropologist, a social researcher and policy analyst, and a Certified Health Care Interpreter (Spanish). She is Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at Portland State University. She also works as a Research and Evaluation Assistant at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), is the Director of Education Programs for the Oregon Health Care Interpreters Association (OHCIA), and provides Cultural Awareness training to health professionals. Mary holds a M.A. in Anthropology from Portland State University, a B.A. in International Studies and in Anthropology, as well as Minor Degrees in Spanish and in Geography.
Online training is ONLY available to interpreters in rural communities that have applied and been selected to enroll.
For help email training@ohcia.org