FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 9, 2007
CONTACT: Ashley M. Meijerink
706.542.7193
Ashley.Meijerink@georgiacenter.uga.edu
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Deadline to register for Spanish/English Medical Interpreter Certificate Program fast approaching
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Athens, GA - (March 9, 2007) - The deadline to register for the Spanish/English Medical Interpreter Certificate Course, is Fri. April 6, 2007. Offered by the Department of Certificate Programs at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education, this popular course will be offered Saturdays, April 21 - May 19, 2007, at The University of Georgia Gwinnett Campus, 1000 University Lane, in Lawrenceville, Ga.
The Spanish/English Medical Interpreter Certificate Course is designed for anyone who is bilingual or nearly bilingual in Spanish and English and who is interested in becoming a medical interpreter or in further developing his or her skills and professionalism. Some previous or current experience in the healthcare community is presumed but is not a prerequisite for this intensive course.
This 30-hour program provides participants with the theoretical, procedural, and linguistic backgrounds necessary for complying with the Medical Interpreting Standards of Practice. This program is dedicated to the continual professional growth and assessment in this fast-growing field. Successful completion will include a pre-test, mid-course assessment and end-of course oral and written examinations measuring participants' skills and strategies as an effective and efficient interpreter. Upon successful attendance of the five sessions and the course assignments, participants will earn a Certificate of Completion and 3.0 University of Georgia Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
For more information or to register, please contact Bob Wells at The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel at (706) 542-6692, (800) 325-2090 or e-mail Bob.Wells@georgiacenter.uga.edu. The Spanish/English Medical Interpreter Certificate Course Web site can be viewed at www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/is/spanmedical.
The Georgia Center, celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2007, is a unit of the University of Georgia's Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach. The Center provides innovative lifelong learning opportunities through its continuing education programs. On UGA's campus, the Georgia Center includes a full-service hotel with 200 rooms and suites, restaurants, ballroom, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center, and computer labs — all under one roof. For more information, go to www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.
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