FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDICAL INTERPRETING TRAINING PROGRAM

INFORMATION SHEET

Qualifying Criteria
In order to be considered for admission into the MIT participants must:
 Be 18 years of age or older and have a high school diploma or GED;
 Be fluently bilingual in a spoken language (be able to speak, read and write in English and an additional
language when applicable) and
 Successfully pass the Language Assessment Test with a score of 75/100 or higher. The test includes an
evaluation of both written and oral proficiency in English and the target language.

Fees:
All Applicants must pay a $50.00 non refundable Language Assessment Test
fee.

Tuition: Employees of Massachusetts health care facilities that $300.00

provide services to MassHealth members*.

Tuition: All other Applicants $900.00

*Note: A letter from the Massachusetts employer verifying employment is required.This funding is
available after all other resources from employer for education and training are exhausted.

Information about the training:

 All Applicants are required to attend one of the mandatory Orientation and Language Assessment
Test Session on the following dates:
*08/22/19 (Thursday) at 5:30 p.m. or
*08/27/19 (Tuesday) at 5:30 p.m.

Location: Center for Health Impact at 35 Havard Street, Suite 300, Worcester, MA 01609
 The training will be held for a period of 60 hours.
 Classes will run consecutively on Tuesdays and Thursdays from September 17, 2019 through
December 17, 2019 from 5:45 to 9:00 PM. Please refer to the class schedule for specific details.
 Once enrolled, course fees are not refundable.
 In order to be eligible to receive a ‘Certificate’ at the end of the program, students are only allowed one
absence during the duration of the training. If students miss more than one class, they must attend a make
up session with the approval of the Program Director.

For questions please contact:

Flavia Perry Martha Benitez

Coordinator, Language Link Interpreter Services Director, Language Link Interpreter Services
Phone: 508-556-1333 (Direct Line) Phone: 508-556-1341 (Direct Line)
E-mail: languagelink@centerforhealthimpact.org E-mail: languagelink@centerforhealthimpact.org