Volunteers Needed to Create New Items for the CHI-Spanish Exam

A perfect opportunity to apply your spring energy to professional growth. CCHI is looking for volunteers to participate in updating the CHI™-Spanish exam! Please fill out the application below and submit it by March 19, 2026.

We are looking to convene a group of volunteer Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to work from April 3 through May 31, 2026.

CCHI will provide all the necessary orientation and training via online collaboration tools. All tasks will also be performed remotely via video conference calls and other online applications. Please read about the commitment below so that you understand the scope of work.

Please apply only if you are available on the specified days for live Zoom meetings.

Who should apply?

Our goal is to convene a diverse panel of SMEs, CCHI-certified Spanish interpreters, who represent healthcare interpreters in the U.S. in a comprehensive manner. We are looking for volunteers – practicing interpreters who have CHI™-Spanish certification (this requirement is mandatory) – who:

• have various years of experience – from 1 to 10+
• work in different modalities and different healthcare settings
• represent different regional varieties of Spanish
• may also be managers (but still practicing interpreters)
• are not trainers of introductory interpreter courses (but may be trainers of continuing education courses).

What are your commitments (if selected)?

• Sign CCHI’s Confidentiality and Content Security Agreements. (Review our SME Participation Policies prior to applying.)
• Live participation in two-hour meetings on the dates specified below and a couple of hours of independent weekly work
• Be able to complete a self-paced online orientation module: by April 12th, which would require approximately 3-4 hours of time.
• Be available for six (6) live Zoom video conference meetings, of 2-hour duration each, at 8:30-10:30 pm Eastern Time on these Wednesdays:

April 15, 22, 29 and May 6, 20, 27.

3. Be available for independent remote weekly assignments between the meetings.

This is a volunteer project. CCHI will not pay any honorarium for participation in this project. However, CCHI will grant 6 performance-based (PB) CE hours and 2 CE non-instructional hours for participation, and issue a voucher of $150 value that can be applied towards the certification renewal fee.

How to apply?

Fill out the online SME Application – open a Google Form at https://forms.gle/sBdAz85ZifeDTGTf6. 

Please fill it out completely (check the CHI Exams and Item Reviewer SME Position), and submit by March 19, 2026. Only electronically submitted, complete applications will be considered.

If you need us to email you the application in a pdf or MS Word formats OR have any questions about this project or about the SME application, contact us at admin@cchicertification.org.

You will be notified if you are selected to participate in this project around March 27, 2026.

Thank you for your interest and support!