Welcome to the Indiana Chapter of the IMIA. The IMIA's goal is for all IMIA Chapters to flourish to meet all the needs of the members of each region. While the IMIA is international it believes in the 'Think Global, Act Local' motto. We will have periodic conference calls to allow members in this region to network and find ways to advance the profession together in the region. Please email your representative with ideas, issues, and topics that you think should be discussed. The IMIA believes that organizing an IMIA Symposium each year in each state should be a key goal of the Chapter. If you are willing to volunteer to assist, please let your representative know.
 
Events
To find or post medical interpreting conferences or events in Indiana go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/events/default.asp
 
Trainings
To find or post trainings and workshops in Indiana go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/education/trainingnotices.asp.
 
Interpreters
To find IMIA members in Indiana go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/corporate/find.asp
 
Corporate Members
To find IMIA Corporate members in Indiana go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/corporate/corporatememberdirectory.asp
 
Registry
To be listed in the IMIA Interpreter Registry go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/members/application.asp

 

IMIA Fact Sheet
http://www.imiaweb.org/uploads/pages/83.pdf

IMIA Standards of Excellence
http://www.imiaweb.org/uploads/pages/83_2.pdf

IMIA Strategic Plan 2010-2016
http://www.imiaweb.org/uploads/pages/83_3.pdf

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The IMIA is pleased to announce that Maria Schwieter is the IMIA State Chapter Chair for Indiana.  Please feel free to contact her at IMIAIndiana@imiaweb.org.

Maria Schwieter is currently the staff medical interpreter and trainer at IU La Porte Hospital.   She has worked as a trauma nurse specialist, diabetes educator, nursing clinical educator, and mental health counselor.  She holds Bachelors degrees in Nursing and psychology and a Masters of Science in Mental Health Counseling.

In 2002, she became the first formally trained medical interpreter in northern Indiana. She was also the first medical interpreter instructor in the area and is the author of the Spanish/English text that is currently being used in her classes. She has been teaching medical interpreters for 9 years. Her text has recently been translated into Polish.

Maria is also the founder and president of the Northern Indiana Medical Interpreters Association ( NIMIA).

Maria was raised in La Paz, Bolivia and came to the United States at the age of 20. 

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State Vice Chair Position Vacant

To Apply Please See Requirements for IMIA Representation:
http://www.imiaweb.org/uploads/docs/Requirements_for_IMIA_Representation.pdf.

Please Note:
Only one letter of recommendation is required for vice-chairs, not two.

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