What Is a Medical Translator?
It should be understood that a medical translator is not a medical interpreter. Interpreters work in real time settings with patients who do not speak the country’s main language. They work alongside doctors who may need to ask questions and give directions, and the interpreter must translate both questions and answers so that medical care remains consistent, despite the language barrier. A medical translator has a very different job, and works to translate text medical materials, as usually designed for patients, from one language into another. This work is often done on computers in either offices or in the home setting.
