ABOUT HCI

The collaborative efforts between health care organizations and accredited educational institutions help promote a successful balance of supply and demand. Participating colleges supplying the academically-trained health care interpreters, who, upon graduation, serve their respective communities in participating health care organizations. Using trained interpreters and interpreters-in-training optimizes organizational cultural & linguistic awareness and competency.

In turn, employment of HCI graduates greatly enhances the diversity of the health care work force.

Benefits to the Health Care Organizations include:

• Helping set quality interpreter standards
• Gaining cultural awareness through training
• Increasing work force diversity in the health sector and improving organizational diversity
• Leveraging program competencies to recruit for the very best work force
• Meeting organizational business objective

Benefits to the Educational Institutions include:

• Increasing source of revenue
• Enhancing future partnerships
• Promoting reputation
• Linking with other service programs
• Leveraging health care expertise
• Satisfying college's mission