IMIA Rhode Island Chapter

Contact: Ana Marin, RI Chairperson  at amarin@bidmc.harvard.edu, (617) 632-0794

Mission: In addition to the IMIA objectives, to serve its local Rhode Island medical interpreters with all professional needs. This Chapter also wants to provide with orientation/training of new medical interpreters entering the field of interpretation in Rhode Island.

• Promote the advancement of medical interpreting profession in RI.
• To embrace all the medical interpreters in the state of RI.
• To serve as a regional IMIA contact entity
• Provide updated information  and news regarding the medical interpreting profession
• To empower interpreters
• To get feedback from medical interpreters 
• Bring guest speakers and do related workshops in RI
• To advocate for the LEP population in RI and confirm that all hospitals in the state are following the mandated state law (to have medical interpreters available to non-English speaking patient at all times)
• Promote continuing education classes to improve and enhance the profession
• Quality improvement programs for interpreters
• Work with RI DHS around regulations and legislation
• Work with state labor agencies to promote the employment of qualified competent interpreters in all fields (medical, legal, business, conference)
• To act as an advertising/promotional entity that brings, unfolds and promotes the profession as A BONA FIDE PROFESSION!
• To have a category for this profession in the local employment agencies, national ones and other hiring institution/agencies
• Offer trainings on How to work with Interpreters to all RI’s hospitals, Emergency Rooms, Health Centers, Nursing Homes and other
• Sponsor trainings such as Network Omni’s Caring with CLAS in RI
• Do provider outreach in RI to engage other health care professionals with our work