Spanish Interpreter Shadowing

• Students at all class levels have the opportunity to shadow Loyola Hospital Interpreters in the inpatient and outpatient setting
• The shadowing experience lasts approximately 1 hour
• Goals for students include:
  • Develop realistic understanding of their own abilities
  • Learn to work with an interpreter
  • Understand the challenges of language barriers for the patients
  • Deepen their culture competency

Spanish Bi-Lingual Medical Student Certification Program

Advanced Spanish students may take the Loyola Medical Spanish Interpreter Assessment (outsourced to ALTA Language Services)

• Those that pass the assessment have the opportunity to serve as Interpreters at the Loyola Outpatient Access to Care clinic.
• Goals for students include:
  • Evaluating their language abilities before their clerkship years
  • Offering those with advanced skills the opportunity to use their Medical Spanish in a clinical setting
• Detailed program description