Building a Qualified Medical Interpreter Workforce Program for Lesser-Spoken Languages
There is a need for qualified medical interpreters in lesser-spoken languages at free or sliding-scale clinics and community-based organizations. We describe the process and cost of training qualified medical interpreters (QMIs) and developing the QMI Workforce Program at no charge to free or sliding-scale clinics/CBOs so they can offer language-concordant health care for patients with limited English proficiency.
Authors
- Michelle Mavreles Ogrodnick
- Iris Z. Feinberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2379-2501)
- Amy Zeidan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1274-996X)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2025.a967358
- Primary Topic
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00