| The Cross Cultural Health Care Program's Bridging The Gap interpreter training was originally developed as a training program for medical interpreters in the 1990s. Since then, the training has prepared thousands of committed interpreters. Today, medical interpreting has become a recognized profession. Health care providers appreciate that they can do a better and safer job of caring for patients when there is good language support and culture brokering available. For a description of our Bridging the Gap class and Training of Trainers class, click here. Bridging the Gap training schedule for 2011 For our training schedule, click here.
| BTG Program is an important tool for health professionals The Delaware Division of Public Health offers the Bridging the Gap Medical Interpreter program each year through the Cross Cultural Health Care Program. Our aim is to establish an effective interpreter corps that can be deployed during an emergency or disaster event. In these circumstances, it is crucial that Public Health be able to communicate effectively with Delawareans and the quality of our services may depend as much on the interpreter as the service we provide. Ronniere Robinson
Delaware Division of Public Health
Office of Minority Health What our students say: "I wanted to thank you for that fantastic training! I enjoyed it very much and feel like I learned more in five days than in some of the courses I took in college. You really did an excellent job. I will spread the word about your program to everyone I talk to who is interested in interpreting. The medical glossary is better than any other medical Spanish book I have, and I am so glad to have it." |
