{"id":99896,"date":"2020-02-26T15:56:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T20:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=99896"},"modified":"2020-02-26T15:56:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T20:56:06","slug":"medical-interpreter-training-program-offered-at-penn-state-lehigh-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=99896","title":{"rendered":"Medical Interpreter Training Program offered at Penn State Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CENTER VALLEY, Pa. (Feb. 25, 2020) \u2014\u00a0Penn State Lehigh Valley will offer the Core Medical Interpreter Training Program (CMIT) for people interested in meeting the requirements for national certification for medical\/healthcare interpreters.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The hybrid program will start on March 20. It includes an online component and five in-person training days this spring, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Penn State Lehigh Valley\u2019s Overlook Park location in Allentown. It totals 80 hours, split evenly between online and classroom time.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>CMIT is offered to bilingual or multilingual individuals, who are either currently working in health care or are interested in obtaining an entry-level credential in the field. The program covers all of the basic aspects of interpreting in health care including the roles, modes, ethics and current professional and regulatory guidelines, strategies for effective communication between different cultures in the health care setting, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, as well as eight hours on the Codes of Ethics and intensive role-playing to gain new skills and significantly improve patient safety.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The goal of CMIT is to promote National Best Practice Standards in Professional Medical Interpreting for all limited-English proficient (LEP) patients requiring assistance.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>During this program, interpreters will be empowered to become essential members of the health care team, always show professionalism and respect, ensure accurate understanding between patients and providers and make appropriate decisions under difficult circumstances based on the Code of Ethics.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Enmanuel Sotomayor is a recent CMIT program student. Sotomayor is a physician from Cuba who moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, four years ago. Once he becomes a nationally certified interpreter, he said he plans to take his boards and apply for residency to become a medical doctor in the U.S.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI joined the program to improve my medical English proficiency and to give back to what was given to me. I used a medical interpreter when I first got here,\u201d Sotomayor said. \u201cThere are great needs for medical interpreters, especially in inner city. This national certification will also be a plus when I am in my medical residency here.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Sotomayor said he was impressed with the CMIT program and its quality.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI didn\u2019t realize how complex it was to be an interpreter. You act as a conduit and must use the same emotion and context. You also need to understand the slang used in both languages, the cultural understanding and the sayings. I have learned a lot,\u201d Sotomayor said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>For more information, including schedule details, cost and scholarship opportunities, visit the CMIT website or contact Cindy Evans at <a href=\"mailto:cls536@psu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cls536@psu.edu<\/a> or 610-285-5133.<span style=\"color: #888888;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lehighvalley.psu.edu\/center-business-development-community-outreach\/core-medical-interpreter-training\">https:\/\/lehighvalley.psu.edu\/center-business-development-community-outreach\/core-medical-interpreter-training<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<\/p>\n<p>Carissa Ackley<br \/>\nStrategic Communication Student Worker<br \/>\nStrategic Communications<\/p>\n<p>Press Release by Dennille Schuler<br \/>\nPenn State Lehigh Valley<br \/>\n2809 Saucon Valley Road<br \/>\nCenter Valley, PA 18034<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START-<\/code><br \/>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-END-<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":64999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-calendar-events","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/PSU-LV.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99896"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=99896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/64999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=99896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=99896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=99896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}