Spanish Healthcare Interpreter Training
Spanish Healthcare Interpreter Training
Start a flexible freelance career or obtain a staff hospital position in a high-demand field. Linfield's unique Spanish-specific training is approved by the Oregon Health Authority and meets the 60-hour training requirements for certification or qualification.
Refine your interpreting skills and knowledge, ethics, anatomy, physiology and medical terminology taught from a cross-cultural perspective. Our training includes extensive oral practice in Spanish and English with instructor feedback in preparation for national exams.
Program at a glance
Jan. 16-Mar. 31, 2023
Fully online
$1,200*
(books not included)
Requirements and additional information
Textbooks you'll need
- Healthcare Interpreting in Small Bites
By Cindy Roat
Cost: $32 - Medical Interptretools
By National Center for Interpretation
Cost: $50 - Medical Terminology for Interpreters (4th ed.): A Handbook
By Marjory Bancroft
Cost: $60
Language testing
If you are a student without a degree completed mostly in Spanish from a Spanish-speaking country, you will need to pass an oral placement interview for Spanish.
If you are a student without a degree completed mostly in English from an English-speaking country, you will need to pass an oral placement interview for English.
This non-credit program is not eligible for Title IV funding.
This course meets the 60-hour training requirements for healthcare interpreter certification or qualification by the Oregon Health Authority.
Eligibility for this course
In order to be eligible for this course, you must have:
- A minimum of a high school diploma or GED
- Advanced-level proficiency in English and Spanish
This training course is approved by:
- The Oregon Judicial Department, Court Language Access Services, has pre-approved this training program for ten general credits and ten language-specific credits. Interpreters will need to provide a certificate of completion to Court Language Access Services
- The Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) for one ethics and five general Continuing Education Credits
- The American Translators Association (ATA) for five Continuing Education Points
- The National Association for Health Professionals for CEU credits for those already certified through NAHP
Meet your instructor
Michael Woods, M.A. in Contemporary Latino/Hispanic Studies, is a Certified Healthcare Interpreter™ through the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters and an Oregon Certified Health Care Interpreter. He also completed extensive doctoral coursework in Spanish sociolinguistics and has taken courses in interpretation and translation. He has been interpreting since 2017 and has more than 12 years of experience teaching Spanish at the community college and university level.
*Refunds are not issued once the course has begun.