NCIHC's Podcast Station

The one where Allison Larimore, a trauma and vascular research nurse for the University of Washington Surgery Department at Harborview Medical Center, sets a great example of a healthcare professional who works closely with medical interpreters and sees them as full-fledged members of the healthcare team. Tune in to our new podcast episode to get inspired by our dynamic guest, an advocate for equi...

The one where the NCIHC president, Carla Fogaren, cuts to the chase and talks about language access pitfalls, prospects, and a promising future.  Our short but meaningful conversation with Carla will provide you with valuable tips on how to stay afloat in the medical interpreting industry, equip you with knowledge on the biggest hurdles patients face these days, and give a glance at AI—the new cha...

The one where Eliana and Olena invite you to join the NCIHC as a volunteer, and unleash your talents while helping to promote language access in the US.  Please join our new podcast with Olena Hart, a Core Certified Healthcare Interpreter, and an advocate for immigrants who shared her personal stories of struggles and achievements in the United States, so you can feel empowered and ready to find y...

The one where language access gets dissected into pieces to be studied and then reinvented by industry mavens—Eliana Lobo and Joana Ramos. Please join our newest podcast with an advocate and counselor in health policy, a founding member of the Washington State Coalition for Language Access (WASCLA), director of the Washington Coalition for Prescribing Integrity, Joana Ramos.   Our today’s guest wo...

The one where Analia Castillero-Lang and Giovanna Carriero-Contreras, the agents of change in the language access industry, will empower you to take a step towards joining an advocacy group. Please listen to an animated conversation with Giovanna, a remarkable leader in the profession, a co-author of The Community Interpreter International Program (TCII), a Master Trainer of Trainers, one of the F...

The one where Katharine Allen reflects on her impressive biography, shares memories of being at the forefront of the interpreting profession’s emergence in the US, and offers her vision of artificial intelligence (AI) spreading across the globe. This conversation is a must-hear for all new and seasoned language professionals. Tune in!  Katharine recalled how she came into the interpreting field in...

The one with Mireya Perez, Brand the Interpreter podcast creator and host, who will inspire you to dream big and make you rewatch the Friends episode #18 from season 7, “The One with Joey's Award”. This half-hour conversation between Yulia Speroff and Mireya Perez has the potential to shape your outlook on life and interpreting.  Tune in to learn: - What an impostor syndrome is and how to go...

The one where Eliana, Esther and Amy show how three bright minds can dig to the bottom of the language access wellspring full of roadblocks and uncertainties to find out ways to overcome them once and for all. You don’t want to miss this conversation! Amy and Esther shared their work on the research involving the voices of medical interpreters, physicians, pediatric practitioners and the language...

The one where language access warriors Margarita Larios and Eliana Lobo open up a whole new level of discussion about language access and its core values. Margarita talked about her recipe for becoming a successful professional. Spoiler alert: main ingredients are parental support, creativity and pursuing your dreams. Eliana and her guest agreed on the importance of searching for allies who deeply...

The one where Dr. Jeni Rodrigues and Eliana Lobo cracked the cipher of the language access for D/deaf and hard of hearing community. Jeni shared highlights of her dissertation, a study about barriers to receiving adequate medical care and stigma towards the D/deaf and hard of hearing people.  She is determined to compile a step-by-step guide on using the best practices when providing healthcare se...

The one where Xiomara Armas confesses why one might call her a dreamer, but reveals that she is definitely not the only one.  Xiomara shared her career transition experience from the finance industry to the interpreting field when she came to the US from Venezuela over 20 years ago and the steps leading to her volunteering for NBCMI.  Xiomara has also mentioned the biggest accomplishments of the N...

The one where Gustavo Negrete (the Chair of NBCMI) talks about the roads we take to become Interpreters. Gustavo shared his background and career experience as a self-made Mexican male playing a major part in the US language industry.  Eliana, Maria and Gustavo discussed the steps to be made toward more efficient collaboration between two major interpreter certification organizations- NBCMI and CC...

In this month's podcast, learn all about the new ETOE™ Exam! CCHI just launched a new CoreCHI-Performance™ credential, using the monolingual interpreting performance ETOE™ (English-to-English) exam. This performance credential is available to interpreters of all languages. Host, Eliana Lobo interviews Natalya Mytareva to find out how and why CCHI decided to expand its testing for interpreters...

Profile of Dr. Carey Jackson, founder of the Community House Calls Program and EthnoMed, medical director of the International Medicine Clinic, and Interpreters Services at Harborview Medical Center.

How did the NCIHC get started? Who were the stakeholders and founders sitting at the table and how did they make it happen? Find out from two providers and early champions for language access in this episode of Interpreting for Healthcare.

Eliana Lobo, Chair of NCIHC's Standards and Training Committee, hosts the premiere episode. Every podcast will ask three questions of our guest, (loosely based on Charles Dickens' book "A Christmas Carol", where the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future share visions with the main character). The podcast questions will always be: Looking back, what are you most proud of?...