Volunteers needed to create new questions for the CoreCHI exam

CCHI is looking for volunteers to participate in updating the CoreCHI™ exam! Please fill out the application linked below and submit it by September 10, 2026.

We are looking to convene 2 groups of volunteer Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) – (1) Item Writers and (2) Item Reviewers. Group 1 will work from September 30th through November 2nd, and Group 2 will work from October 10th through December 2nd.

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 interpreters, who represent healthcare interpreters in the U.S. in a comprehensive manner. We are looking for volunteers – practicing interpreters who have CoreCHI™, CoreCHI-P™, or CHI™ 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 their LOTE (Language Other Than English)
• 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.)
• Be able to complete a self-paced online orientation module which would require approximately 2-4 hours of time.

Group 1: between September 30 – October 10
Group 2: between October 10 – 18

• Live participation in two-hour meetings at 8:30-10:30 pm Eastern Time on the dates specified below and several hours of independent work weekly

Group 1 – Item Writers – one live meeting on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 (and writing 25 questions between Oct 8 and Nov 2)

Group 2 – Item Reviewers – six (6) live meetings on these Wednesdays:
     October 21, 28
November 4, 11, 18
December 2

• Be available for independent remote assignments between the meetings.

This is a volunteer project. CCHI will not pay any honorarium for participation in this project. However, CCHI will grant 2 general CE hours, 2 Interactive Ethics CE hours, and 2 CE non-instructional hours for participation, and issue a voucher of $100 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 (choose the CoreCHI exam and indicate if you wish to be an Item Writer or Item Reviewer), and to submit, by September 10, 2026. Only electronically submitted, complete applications will be considered.

If you have been selected as an SME in 2025-2026 and wish to participate in this project, you don’t need to fill out a new application, instead email us at solutions@cchicertification.org and specify if you’re interested in being an Item Writer or Item Reviewer.

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 solutions@cchicertification.org.

You will be notified if you are selected to participate in this project by September 18, 2026.

Thank you for your interest and support!