The IMIA, from inception in 1986, was founded for the purpose of defining educational requirements and qualifications for medical interpreters and to establish professional standards of practice. IMIA is the only national association of medical interpreters, and recognizes all three national certification programs: National Board, CCHI, and RID.

The IMIA, while one of the co-founders of NBCMI, is an umbrella association for the field, and recognizes and promotes all certification programs and state associations. IMIA promotes unity through the CI Division which stands for Certified Interpreter Division, incorporating CHIs, CMIs as well as those certified by RID, to work together under one roof to further promote certification as essential to professionalization. The IMIA gives complimentary memberships to all who were certified after 2009 as a way to recognize their effort. If you know any certified interpreters, please let them know of this great offer.  Questions may be directed to info@imiaweb.org.

The IMIA, from inception in 1986, was created for the purpose of defining educational requirements and qualifications for medical interpreters and to establish professional standards of practice.

The IMIA, while it did found NBCMI, is an umbrella association for the field, and recognizes and promotes all certification programs. IMIA also promotes unity be creating the CI Division which stands for Certified Interpreter Division, which incorporates the CHIs and CMIs as well as those certified by RID to work together under one roof. The IMIA is also giving a complimentary membership to all who were certified after 2009 as a way to recognize this effort to professionalize the field. If you know any certified interpreters, please let them know of this great offer.

IMIA is the only national association of medical interpreters, and recognizes all three national certification programs: National Board, CCHI, and RID.

The IMIA would like to encourage all interpreters and stakeholders who are language access advocates to please share this PSA in every presentation you do. To access the PSA, please go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=twINuqacDdY

The IMIA is committed to making continuing education accessible to interpreters everywhere, offering three outstanding professional workshops at not cost to IMIA members.  Visit: http://www.imiaweb.org/conferences/learningseries.asp

Search the directory by name, language, state or country: The IMIA is proud to have the only national registry of medical interpreters in the US. It includes over 1,900 interpreters in over 100 languages, and each profile includes  training, general education, work experience, references, and even their resume, if they wish to upload it.
http://www.imiaweb.org/corporate/find.asp

Post an event! All organizations are encouraged to upload their own event on the IMIA Interpreter Events Calendar! This helps members stay informed of all the events related to interpreting and translation. Count on the IMIA Calendar to have the most updated interpreter event information at http://www.imiaweb.org/events/default.asp

Remote Interpreter Training
Loly Lopez, Language Line University
http://www.imiaweb.org/conferences/learningseries.asp

Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY
A forum for trainers to meet, discuss, and share best practices about medical interpreter education.
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