This course addresses patient/provider communication, cultural interference, interpreter code of ethics, and the role of the interpreter in the healthcare setting and industry. Online exercises familiarize the student with medical terminology and scenarios that an interpreter encounters while on the job. Hands-on practice with specialized, medical-focused material builds the necessary sight, consecutive, and simultaneous interpreting skills.
Other Credits: 10 points of ATA Continuing Education in Category A, 30 hours of BRN relicensure credit, and 30 hours of instructor-led CIMCE credit.
Note: prerequisites: Successful completion of Entrance Exam, "Introduction to Interpretation," "Consecutive Interpretation," "Simultaneous Interpretation," and at least one "Medical Translation" course. Elective for the Professional Certificate in Translation and Interpretation.
Course Number: LING-40104
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Translation and Interpretation (Spanish/English)
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3/30/2021 - 6/7/2021
$475
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
All instruction and course materials delivered and completed online between the published course start and end dates.
Newman, Teresa, An experienced scientific translator, interpreter, and healthcare provider. Director of Community Outreach Services at Scripps Health.
Teresa Newman received her first graduate degree in translation & interpretation from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She is an academic coordinator and instructor, as well as an experienced medical translator and interpreter, a clinical psychologist and corporate trainer.
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDThe Language of Medicine 12th
by Chabner
ISBN / ASIN: 9780323551472
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
Early enrollment advised.
No UCSD parking permit required.
Pre-enrollment required.
Prerequisite required.
No refunds after: 4/5/2021.
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NOTE:
This is an online course; all class sessions are taught online. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You will have access to your online course on the published start date. The login URL/website is extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu. Your username and password is your email address on record with UCSD Extension.
3/30/2021 - 6/7/2021
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Arts, Humanities, Languages & Digital Arts department at 858-534-5760 or ahl@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.