Several students have expressed interest in Certified Medical Interpreter Certificates. There are two certifying bodies: CCHI and NBCMI. Below we have included information about Prerequisites.
1) Age:
The minimum age required of an individual to apply for certification will be equivalent to the age of majority as defined by the federal government, which is 18 years of age. A driver’s license or a birth certificate or passport copy are acceptable proofs of age.
The minimum age required of an individual to apply for certification will be equivalent to the age of majority as defined by the federal government, which is 18 years of age. A driver’s license or a birth certificate or passport copy are acceptable proofs of age.
2) General Education:
Minimum education: High School Diploma. A High School or GED diploma are acceptable proofs of general education.
Minimum education: High School Diploma. A High School or GED diploma are acceptable proofs of general education.
3) Medical Interpreter Education:
Successful completion of a medical interpreter educational program (only graduation from programs of a minimum 40 hours duration will be accepted). A registry of training programs is posted on the IMIA web site at:http://www.imiaweb.org/education/trainingnotices.asp. A Certificate of Completion of such a program is the only acceptable proof of medical interpreter education.
Successful completion of a medical interpreter educational program (only graduation from programs of a minimum 40 hours duration will be accepted). A registry of training programs is posted on the IMIA web site at:http://www.imiaweb.org/education/trainingnotices.asp. A Certificate of Completion of such a program is the only acceptable proof of medical interpreter education.
4) Oral proficiency in English:
One of the following:
One of the following:
· Bachelor, Masters, PhD, or any other degree from any US institution of higher education.
· Graduation from any High School from an English language country or from an American School abroad.
· One of the following tests (subject to change):
o TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): 570+ on paper; 230+ on computer version; 90+ on iBT.
o ELPT (English Language Proficiency Test): 950+
o MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery) 80+
o ECPE (Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English): PASS
o FCE (First Certificate in English, Level 3): A
o CAE (Certificate in Advanced English, Level 4): B
o CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English, Level 5): B
o IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 7.0
5) Oral proficiency in the target language:
One of the following:
One of the following:
· Bachelor, Masters, PhD, or any other degree from an institution of higher education where the target language is spoken
· Graduation from a high school of the country where the target language is spoken
· 24+ semester college credit hours of the target language
· ACTFL Oral Exams (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages): Advanced Mid Level (follow this link www.languagetesting.com) – both the OPI (telephonic) and OPIc (computer recording) are acceptable.