Creating a High-Standard, Inclusive and Authentic Certification Process

By Maria-Paz Beltran Avery

A selection from The Critical Link 3 edited by Louise Brunette, Georges Bastin, Isabelle Hemlin, Heather Clarke. This paper describes the efforts of the Massachusetts Medical Interpreters Association Certification Committee to develop and pilot a prototype of a tool to certify basic level competence in medical interpreting for the State of Massachusetts. The tool, the Medical Interpreting Assessment for Certificatyion, is described in detail and the underlying principles of assessment that were used in designing the tool are also discussed.

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ISBN: 1588114546
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