Welcome to the Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/events/default.asp
 
Trainings
To find or post trainings and workshops in Oklahoma go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/education/trainingnotices.asp.
 
Interpreters
To find IMIA members in Oklahoma go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/corporate/find.asp
 
Corporate Members
To find IMIA Corporate members in Oklahoma 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

"Language Access Month"
proclaimed by the Honorable Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr., Mayor of the City of Tulsa

IMIA Public Service Announcement for Spanish speaking Patients
Script by Izabel Arocha & Presentation by Tina Pena
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFIQHsR-2yQ

Temas en Tulsa - Interview with Lola Bendana in Spanish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwnkiXFKkZM

Lola Bendana's interview on Diversity Dialogue
http://youtu.be/_ngfA9SRlV8

Hispano de Tulsa story - Medical interpreters association presents information forum
The full article is available by clicking on this link:
http://hispanodetulsa.com/news/4598/medical-interpreters-association-presents-information-forum

2011 (c) All Rights Reserved. News powered by the Hispanic Digital Network(TM).

A Comprehensive Plan to Improve the Health of All Oklahomans * 2010 - 2014
http://www.ok.gov/health/documents/OHIP-viewing.pdf

Oklahoma Hospital Association
http://www.okoha.com

Oklahoma Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
http://okrid.org/

Oklahoma Language Access Forum August 27, 2011
http://www.imiaweb.org/conferences/okforum.asp

Hispano de Tulsa - Medical Interpreters Association to hold information forum Aug. 27 at TCC
http://hispanodetulsa.com/news/4576/medical-interpreters-association-to-hold-information-forum-aug#.TkVbulVHTRU.email

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The IMIA is pleased to announce that Tina Peña is the IMIA State Chapter Chair for Oklahoma.  Contact her at IMIAOklahoma@imiaweb.org.

Tina Peña, from Lima, Peru, is an associate professor of Spanish and coordinator of Spanish programs. Tina is a host of Temas en Tulsa, a television program produced in Spanish that covers current events and topics of importance to Spanish speaking viewers. 

A TCC faculty member since 1992, Peña has pioneered the use of interactive television and distance learning to teach Spanish at TCC and has taught on international campus, study-abroad trips to Latin America and Spain. She also is the Medical Interpreting Trainer at TCC. She has an intermediate level French language certificate in culture and civilization from the ACCORD Language School in Paris.

Peña is a member of ATA, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Governor’s Task Force for the Advancement of Hispanic Students in Higher Education, Oklahoma Member of National Council of La Raza, Royal Academy of Spain, United Nations of Eastern Oklahoma, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, ACLU, Martin Luther King Board, Adviser for DREAM Act Oklahoma and the 2007 Pinnacle Award Winner. To contact Tina please email IMIAOklahoma@imiaweb.org.