Debbie Lesser is a catalyst, facilitating crucial conversations taking place in often highly sensitive situations. As a certified medical interpreter for one of the largest health systems in the ...

You’re navigating a difficult medical discussion with your doctor. Maybe you’re talking about end-of-life care or the next ...

A woman rushes to a hospital after taking her baby’s temperature. In English, she tells the nurse that her child has been crying nonstop and is burning up. She begs to see a doctor. The nurse turns to ...

Language barriers can lead to dangerous deficiencies in patient care, but financial constraints have kept the use of medical interpreters in physician offices relatively low. A proposed rule would ...

A recent study, published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, has revealed that non-English speaking patients who are provided with a professional interpreter in the Emergency Department (ED) of a ...

BOSTON, Oct. 9 The International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) announced its capability to accredit workshops to provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for medical interpreters, in all ...

You could say that Georgina Hankerson's career was prescribed by her doctor. "I went to my appointment, and she said, 'You're bilingual. Have you ever thought about doing interpreting?' I said, 'Is ...