Organization:
Tulsa Community College

Dates:
This course is offered each Fall and Spring

Cost:
$280 approximately

Location:
909 So. Boston
Tulsa, OK 74105

Target audience:
Bilingual staff and volunteers working with health providers who need to brush up on their skills in interpreting in the medical field by expanding their medical terminology vocabulary.
Requirements:
 Oral fluency in English and native/near-native fluency in Spanish or instructor approval. Knowledge and work experience in the the healthcare industry preferred.

Brief description:
This course will address the attitudinal differences between the Latino and Anglo-American cultures and how the affect healthcare decisions. It will increase vocabulary needed to interpret for Spanish-speaking patients by using vocabulary related to illness and symptoms, necessary medical language, and cultural cues.

 This program incorporates competency skills in: medical terminology, culture, and delivery of health care; and interpreting in the healthcare field. A 15-hour practicum is required at an authorized healthcare facility under the supervision of a trained interpreter.

Contact information:
Tina Pena
Phone: 918-595-7386
Fax: 918-595-7095
Email: tpena@tulsacc.edu
Website: http://www.tulsacc.edu
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