This usually costs money!  St. Luke’s will do this for free for students who are bi-lingual.  Please let me know if you enter the program.  Mrs. Wood-Hill

 

 

Dear Madam;

 

Please forward this information to all interested parties.

 

I am pleased to inform you of the upcoming St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Interpreter Training Program, to take place on September 8th and September 15th. This unique and exciting opportunity is open to bi- and multi-lingual student volunteers.

 

Our course is in accordance with the standards set by the National Council on Interpretation in Healthcare.  It enables its participants to work as interpreters, facilitating direct communication between patients and health care providers in a clinical setting.   The training is a two-day, sixteen-hour course that covers the principles of professional interpreting, issues of ethics and cultural competency, anatomical and medical terminology, memory enhancement techniques and an introduction to the resources of the hospital.  

 

In order for students to qualify for the training we require that they be registered with the St. Luke's Volunteer Office and that they pass a language proficiency test, which may be taken over the phone or at St. Luke's Hospital.  Due to an increasing demand for our training program, we must begin the enrollment process as soon as possible.  Therefore, the latest date we may schedule volunteers for the language test is August 17th.

 

Thank you very much for your attention.  I look forward to working with you and your students!

 

For further information,  please contact Vanessa Lawrence at 212 523-2187

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Roxana Lash
Director
Language Services Department
212 523-5078
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1111 Amsterdam Avenue
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New York, NY 10025