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The 91ÊÓƵ Healthcare Interpreter program utilizes the 64-hour Bridging the Gap (BTG) curriculum.  The training objectives include the following content areas:

• Interpreting skills
• Codes of ethics
• The four roles of the healthcare interpreter
• Modes of interpreting
• Remote interpretation
• The U.S. healthcare system
• U.S. health disparities
• LGBTQIA+ health disparities in the U.S.
• Introduction to mental health
• Interpreting skills for mental health
• Communication skills and critical thinking
• Professional development
• Medical terminology (anatomy, physiology, and more)

Attendance Requirements

The Bridging the Gap (BTG) healthcare interpreter curriculum is an -approved healthcare interpreter training curriculum and participants must attend all 64 hours of the training in order to successfully complete the program.  Attendance is recorded during every online session. 

Please see the resources below for more information regarding the Oregon, Washington, and California Healthcare Interpreter (HCI) requirements:

Schedule

The program is made up of 64 training hours and includes 2-hour weekly live sessions conducted virtually over Zoom on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30pm – 8:30pm Pacific Time. The online sessions run in real time, with participants and the instructor attending together from different locations (synchronous, on Zoom). The program is 16 weeks in length.

Fall 2025

Technology Help Session (Optional)
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
6:00pm – 6:30pm Pacific Daylight Time (the first class will follow at 6:30pm PDT)

The Zoom link for all online classes will be provided to participants in their pre-course registration materials.