Acquiring Medical Terminology
Unlock the linguistic toolkit necessary to rapidly expand and retain complex clinical vocabulary — grounded in the Cross-Cultural Communications interpreter training curriculum.
Thursday, November 20, 2025
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Pacific
Hybrid
E2S Office & Zoom
Jacquie Hinds, CHI
Language Access Specialist
To be updated..
Course Description
This interactive workshop moves beyond simple rote memorization. Master interpreter and trainer Jacquie Hinds breaks down the universal foundations of medical terminology, exploring the structural anatomy of medical words. Participants will discover how a systematic understanding of roots, prefixes, and suffixes transforms unfamiliar, high-level terminology into easily decipherable concepts.
Whether you are a seasoned Healthcare Interpreter (HCI) or an aspiring professional, this session will equip you with the foundational framework required to accelerate your vocabulary acquisition and confidently navigate diverse medical specialties.
Program Goal
By the end of the course, participants will be able to analyze, decode, and translate complex medical terminology across diverse healthcare specialties.
Core Competencies
Medical Word Structure
Analyze the structural components of medical words by identifying core roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes
Decoding Medical Terminology
Apply foundational linguistic rules to deduce the meanings of unfamiliar medical terms encountered during live interpretation assignments
Strategic Terminology Study
Utilize strategic, curriculum-backed study frameworks to systematically learn and catalog medical terminology across different body systems
Terminology Adaptation
Leverage a foundational understanding of medical terms to quickly adapt to and prepare for highly technical healthcare specialties
Concept-Based Translation
Translate complex source-language terminology into accurate, culturally appropriate target-language equivalents by understanding the underlying medical concepts
LOCATION
In-Person
E2S Office
354 NE Greenwood Avenue
Online
Available via Zoom
Remote attendance option
