Become a Professionally-Trained Spanish Healthcare Interpreter in 16 Weeks in the Online Spanish Healthcare Interpreter Program

The School of Healthcare Administration and Leadership is excited to offer the fully-online Spanish Healthcare Interpreter Program training program again in the spring.  The program is an innovative online training opportunity for individuals who are fluent in both English and Spanish to become professionally-trained Spanish healthcare interpreters in Oregon, Washington, and California.  The program is a 64-hour program delivered in a synchronous online format using Zoom.  The program is specifically designed for working professionals and is taught in 2-hour online sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30pm - 8:30pm PST over the course of 16 weeks.  

Participants who successfully complete the training program will be issued a certificate of completion. This certificate satisfies the documentation requirement of completion of an Oregon Health Authority-approved training program, which allows the participant to apply for the Qualified Interpreter credential in Oregon or to take the certification exam if a participant wants to become Certified in Oregon.  

You can find more information regarding the Oregon healthcare interpreter requirements here.

Washington and California residents can find information about their state’s healthcare interpreter requirements by visiting the sites below:

Washington State Healthcare Interpreter Requirements
California Healthcare Interpreter Requirements

For application criteria and registration fee information, please visit the Spanish Healthcare Interpreter Program website.  Available seats fill up quickly for this online training program, so reserve your seat while you can!

Pacific Faculty and Staff Members: We are pleased to offer an employee group discount for Pacific University departments that register more than one faculty or staff member.  The discounted registration fee is $800 per person.  

Please contact Amber Vanzant if you have any questions about the program or if your team is interested in the employee group discount.

Spring 2025 Application Deadline:  January 14, 2025

Spring class dates:  January 21 - May 8, 2025, Tuesdays and Thursday evenings from 6:30pm - 8:30pm PST

View the Spring 2025 program flyer here.