My name is Kelly and I’m a Spanish medical interpreter in the greater Richmond area.For those of you who don’t know, a medical interpreter accompanies patients with Limited English Proficiency to doctor’s appointments, hospital visits, what have you, to facilitate communication between them and doctors, nurses, and other members of their healthcare team. As an independent...
Examining Personal Biases as an Interpreter
Unfortunately, I have had many a patient disclose to me that healthcare professionals, including interpreters have made disparaging remarks or not interpreted in an impartial fashion. Any patient can experience such judgment as the result of the personal biases of any member of their healthcare team, and it can have especially serious consequences for the LEP (limited English proficient) patient...