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Translation Services Launches 40-hour Minimum Training Required in the Healthcare Interpreting Industry MONTEREY, Calif. (11/19, 2014) – Monterey Language Services (MLS) will be hosting an intensive 5 day, 40 hour training course in medical interpreting. The course will take place the week of 1/19-1/23/2015 and is open to all area bilinguals interested in pursuing jobs […]

MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 27, 2014) – Monterey Language Services (MLS) today announced its first “Medical Interpreting as a Profession” seminar, to be held on November 15, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at MLS’s offices at 2600 Garden Road, Suite 130. The seminar, which is open to all local bilingual residents interested in pursuing […]

Monterey Language Services will be hosting the workshop Medical Interpreting as a Profession. Date:   Saturday, November 15, 2014, 10 am – 1 pm Location: Monterey Language Services 2600 Garden Road, Suite 130 Monterey, CA 93940 Medical Interpreting as a Profession will focus on interactive discussions about the requirements for being a medical interpreter, getting […]

Operated by graduates of the Monterey Institute of International Studies, an internationally renowned school of translation and interpretation, Monterey Language Services draws from a wide range of interpreter networks. Our interpreters are professionally qualified. They have studied translation and interpretation at the graduate or undergraduate level, or are professionally certified, or have received training in […]

Summer is the season for interpretation, especially here at Monterey Language Services!  Interpretation, however, can mean many different things. It can be in-person, when interpreters travel on-site, to hospitals and doctors’ offices or to conference, including seminars, workshops, and trainings. They provide consecutive or simultaneous interpretation, using transmitters and receivers or, alternatively, the booth, or even […]

What makes a quality medical interpreter? The previous blog post pointed out the balance between compassion and professionalism. In reality, medical interpretation requires more than those skills. Cultural understanding and sensitivity, along with compassion and professionalism, are equally crucial in the makings of a successful medical interpreter. A Real Life Example The book “The Spirit Catches […]

A medical interpreter? What comes to your mind? Medical interpreters, like court interpreters, are considered as “community interpreters” because they usually work within a local community, serving in both public and private sectors. Last October one of our team members joined a medical interpretation training sponsored by California Healthcare Interpreting Association (CHIA). The focus of […]

A study done at two pediatric ERs, reported by the Chicago Tribune, found that when families have no access to a professional interpreter, 20 to 22% of translation errors made could have led to potential health risks to the child. Studies have found that patients like having a translator available, and that it may improve […]

Monterey Language Services provides medical interpretation and legal interpretation, which are among the most needed services.  In the medical field, we translate/interpret for doctors and patients, while also translating/interpreting forms, procedures, conferences, presentations, worker’s compensation, AME and QME.  In the legal field, the company translates and interprets depositions, witness interviews, court hearings, trials, conferences and […]