Benefits
Medical Interpreter Certification brings many benefits to multiple stakeholder groups.
Patients and Providers
- Ensures effective communication between providers and patients
- Prevents adverse effects due to the use of unqualified interpreters
Interpreters- Provides a professional credential that crosses state lines
- Gives one credential for all interpreters (in-person & remote)
- Provides the ability of being tested once and not by every health care facility applied to
Healthcare Industry
- Reduces liability issues due to incompetent interpreting
- Reduces length of time it takes to validate candidates qualifications and prevents administrative testing costs of recruitment of interpreters
Government
- Provides national credential that crosses state lines in case of national disasters
- Ensures compliance with many state requirements that demand that services are provided by competent individuals
For questions, please contact info [at] certifiedmedicalinterpreters [dot] org
CMI Candidate Handbook (PDF document)
CMI Exam Webinar (webcast video)
The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) is the accreditation body of Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE). The NCCA sets the rigorous standards that must be met by organizations offering certification programs.
