Thanks to everyone who attended our Year End Event! Dr. Glenn Martinez, IMPACT Director, talked to students and family members about the opportunities of IMPACT and the expected results from the program’s students. Current IMPACT students Adela, Roberto, and Crystal took the time to talk about their current experience and continued excitement for their upcoming classes and opportunities in IMPACT! Great job, everyone! Keep up the great work!
Role Model Speaker Janinah Barreto visited Westland High School students to talk about her experience in applying to and getting through pharmacy school
. She provided a detailed document with scholarship information for Latino students also. While speaking in Spanish for her presentation, Janinah emphasized the importance of determining life goals and finding ways to make them become realities. Janinah is the Pharmacy Manager for Oncology Informatics at The Ohio State University. Thank you Janinah!
Latino Role
Model Day was a huge success! Over 400 high school students attended, nearly 40 volunteers and 40 role models! Students enjoyed a variety of involved conferences and workshops with local role models. They also enjoyed a tour around The Ohio State University Columbus Campus, a visit from the OSU Spirit Squad, and a word from keynote speaker Eric J. Garcia! Thank you to all who attended. We hope to see everyone again next year for this wonderful fiesta!
We would like to thank all students who applied to join the IMPACT project. After careful consideration and evaluation of student GPA and EM Exam scores, we have selected our first cohort of students. Congratulations to the following students:
We will provide future updates on student progress, news and events!
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.
o IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 7.0
ACT Day on OSU campus!
October 22nd between 7:40am and 1pm, Westland High School students completed their ACT Requirement for entrance into the IMPACT project. To congratulate them, the IMPACT project hosted a brief afternoon of fun for the 20 students! The celebration included a pizza party and a personal tour of OSU’s Thompson Library after the students took the ACT that morning. The resulting scores will be a large determiner in the students’ eligibility to participate in the IMPACT project this upcoming spring. The project will focus on the medical interpretation field for heritage speakers, providing the students a great opportunity to learn and earn money while going to college.
Dr. Glenn Martinez, director of the Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures at The Ohio State University
visited Westland High School students for their second role model event! Dr. Martinez is also leading the I.M.P.A.C.T. Grant Project for Westland students. He spoke about the many unique opportunities that Spanish language and sociolinguistic study provide students in their futures. He especially focused on facing discrimination and encouraged students to be the change they want to see in the world by embracing their heritage and striving for success.
To contact Dr. Martinez, don’t hesitate to email us (ortiz.115@osu.edu) or call 614-688-4600.
Today at Westland High School we held our first of many Role Model Events! Our guest speaker 
was Dr. Alejandro Diez from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Diez met with Westland High School students of Mr. Schwarten’s Spanish Class and spoke about his experience in medical school, challenges and rewards of achieving his goal to become a bilingual provider, and the benefits of utilizing Spanish in the medical field.
If you have questions for Dr. Diez, please contact our office by emailing here or calling 614-688-4600!