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  • CCHI’s support for certificants and candidates affected by current and recent disasters

    CCHI Commissioners and staff believe in supporting our certificants, candidates, and the interpreting profession as [...]

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    January 14, 2025

  • CCHI is looking for certified interpreters of any language to volunteer to create new questions for the CoreCHI exam

    We are calling for volunteers to participate in creating new questions for the CoreCHI™ exam! Please fill out the [...]

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    January 6, 2025

  • 2024 in Review: End of the Year Message from CCHI Chair Vonessa Costa

    Dear CCHI Community and Friends: As we close this calendar year, we recognize the profound challenges that have [...]

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    December 17, 2024

  • Fall 2024 ETOE™ Exam Scholarship Awards

    December 15, 2024 Washington, DC Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) Health Care [...]

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    December 15, 2024

  • CoreCHI-Performance™ Certification is Accredited by NCCA!

    We’re overjoyed to announce that the CoreCHI-Performance™ (CoreCHI-P™) certification has been accredited by the [...]

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    December 4, 2024

  • Welcoming Four New Commissioners in 2024

    CCHI welcomes four new Commissioners, representing different stakeholders of the medical interpreting field, to [...]

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    October 15, 2024

  • CCHI is hiring an Administrative Specialist

    CCHI is looking for a qualified candidate, ideally a CCHI-certified interpreter or language access specialist, who [...]

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    July 29, 2024

  • Spring 2024 ETOE Scholarship Award Winners

    July 15, 2024 Washington, DC Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) We are delighted to [...]

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    July 15, 2024

  • CCHI Opens Nominations for 4 Commissioner Positions

    The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters is opening nominations for four Commission positions for a [...]

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    July 10, 2024

  • Celebrating our 15th Anniversary with a 15% discount on performance exams!

    We’re celebrating CCHI’s 15th Anniversary with a 15% discount* on our performance exams! CHI™ or ETOE™ [...]

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    May 15, 2024

  • CCHI is looking for certified interpreters to volunteer for the CHI-Mandarin test development

    We are calling for volunteers (CCHI-certified interpreters) to participate in the CHI™-Mandarin test development in [...]

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    January 22, 2024

  • Fall 2023 Discover HCI Scholarship Awards

    December 15, 2023 Washington, DC Chicago, IL Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) Americans [...]

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    December 15, 2023

  • A 2023 End of Year Message from CCHI Chair Vonessa Costa

    Dear CCHI Community and Friends, While drafting this message, it occurred to me that the concept of “end of [...]

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    December 11, 2023

  • Our hearts are with Maine

    This update is shared with permission from a message posted to the NCIHC listserv by Malvina Gregory, Director [...]

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    November 30, 2023

  • Update to CCHI’s Eligibility Requirement of Language Proficiency in the Language Other Than English (LOTE)

    The Commissioners have updated CCHI’s eligibility requirement related to language proficiency in the Language Other [...]

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    November 1, 2023

  • CCHI needs help with CHI-Spanish test development

    We are calling for volunteers to become our Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for the Standard Setting project of the [...]

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    October 5, 2023

  • CE Webinar – Trauma-Informed Interpreting

    This page contains resources related to CE Webinar #32, “Trauma-Informed Interpreting: Understanding Trauma [...]

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    September 14, 2023

  • CCHI is looking for certified interpreters to volunteer for the CoreCHI test development

    We are calling for volunteers (CCHI-certified interpreters) to participate in the CoreCHI™ test development in [...]

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    September 6, 2023

  • CCHI is hiring ETOE exam raters

    CCHI is looking for experienced interpreters, holders of the CoreCHI-Performance™ certification, with the prior [...]

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    August 9, 2023

  • CCHI is looking for certified interpreters to volunteer for the CHI-Arabic test development

    We are calling for volunteers (CCHI-certified interpreters) to participate in the CHI™-Arabic test development in [...]

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    July 27, 2023

  • CCHI opens nominations for 3 Commission positions

    The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters is opening nominations for three Commission positions for [...]

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    July 19, 2023

  • Spring 2023 Discover HCI Scholarship Awards

    July 15, 2023 Washington, DC Chicago, IL Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) Americans [...]

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    July 15, 2023

  • CE webinar – Hearing Health for Interpreters

    This page contains resources related to CEAP’s webinar “Tuning in! Hearing Health for [...]

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    June 2, 2023

  • CCHI is looking for certified interpreters to volunteer for the CoreCHI Exam Standard Setting Project

    We are calling for volunteers to participate in the CoreCHI™ exam Standard Setting project. Under the guidance of [...]

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    May 1, 2023

  • CCHI is looking for certified interpreters to volunteer for the ETOE Exam Standard Setting Project

    We are calling for volunteers to participate in the ETOE™ exam Standard Setting study. Under the guidance of [...]

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    April 6, 2023

  • Happy Holidays and New Year 2023

    Dear CCHI Community and Friends, Writing this Winter Holiday and end of year greeting to you all is a bittersweet [...]

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    December 16, 2022

  • Fall 2022 Discover HCI Scholarship Awards

    December 15, 2022 Washington, DC Charlotte, NC Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) Atrium [...]

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    December 15, 2022

  • Welcoming Three New Commissioners in 2022

    CCHI is honored to welcome three new Commissioners, representing different stakeholders of the medical interpreting [...]

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    November 30, 2022

  • CCHI is looking for certified interpreters to volunteer for two test development projects

    We are calling for volunteers (CCHI-certified interpreters) to participate in two test development projects: [...]

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    September 27, 2022

  • CCHI is looking for certified interpreters to volunteer for the JTA Test Blueprint Panel

    We are calling for volunteers to participate in the Job Task Analysis (JTA) Test Blueprint Panel. Under the [...]

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    July 19, 2022

  • CCHI opens nominations for 3 Commissioner positions

    The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters is opening nominations for the three Commissioner [...]

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    July 18, 2022

  • Spring 2022 Discover HCI Scholarship Awards

    July 15, 2022 Washington, DC Columbia, MD Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) [...]

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    July 15, 2022

  • Updates to CCHI’s Policies

    The Commissioners have updated the following policies during its Spring Commissioners meeting: Certification [...]

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    April 14, 2022

  • Updates to CCHI’s Privacy Policy

    As part of our commitment to respecting your privacy, the Commissioners have added the following clause to [...]

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    April 13, 2022

  • CCHI is calling for certified interpreters to volunteer for a JTA panel

    We are calling for volunteers to participate in the Job Task Analysis (JTA) panel that will design the national JTA [...]

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    January 19, 2022

  • Happy Holidays and New Year 2022

    Dear CCHI Community and Friends, We have endured, survived, and thrived one more year of significant challenges due [...]

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    December 21, 2021

  • Updates to CCHI’s Marks Use Policies

    The Commissioners have made three changes to the CCHI’s Marks Use Policies that are effective immediately [...]

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    December 15, 2021

  • Fall 2021 Discover HCI Scholarship Awards

    December 15, 2021 Washington, DC Columbia, MD Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) [...]

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    December 15, 2021

  • CCHI is calling for certified interpreters to volunteer to create new content for the certification exams

    We are calling for volunteers to participate in creating new items for the CoreCHI™ and CHI™ exams! Please fill out [...]

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    July 21, 2021

  • CCHI opens nominations for 3 Commissioner positions

    The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters is opening nominations for the three Commissioner [...]

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    July 20, 2021

  • Spring 2021 Discover HCI Scholarship Awards

    July 15, 2021 Washington, DC Walnut, CA Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) [...]

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    July 15, 2021

  • CCHI is calling for certified Spanish interpreters to volunteer

    We are calling for volunteers to become our Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for the Standard Setting project of the [...]

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    April 26, 2021

  • National Survey on Interpreter Training Effectiveness

    CCHI is excited to team up with InterpreterEd.com on a research project to understand the effectiveness of [...]

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    March 30, 2021

  • CCHI is hiring Spanish and Arabic raters

    CCHI is looking for experienced, CCHI certified interpreters, with the prior experience as CCHI SME, for the [...]

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    March 12, 2021

  • Happy Holidays and New Year 2021

    Dear CCHI certificants, candidates, raters, SMEs, and all supporters worldwide, After one (insert word of choice) [...]

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    December 23, 2020

  • Fall 2020 Discover HCI Scholarship Awards

    December 15, 2020 Washington, DC Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) We are delighted to [...]

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    December 15, 2020

  • Welcoming Two New Commissioners in 2020

    CCHI is honored to welcome two new Commissioners to  start their three-year term on our Board this month: E. Zoe [...]

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    October 19, 2020

  • CCHI opens nominations for Commissioner positions

    The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters is opening nominations for the two Commissioner positions [...]

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    August 26, 2020

  • Spring 2020 Discover HCI Scholarship Awards

    July 6, 2020 Washington, DC Atlanta, GA Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) ALTA We are [...]

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    July 6, 2020

  • CCHI’s Statement on Ensuring Medical Interpreters’ Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    March 25, 2020 Washington, DC Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters The Certification Commission for [...]

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    March 25, 2020

  • Happy New Year!

    Dear CCHI certificants, raters, SMEs and supporters ! Happy New Year! 2019 was a busy and successful year for CCHI. [...]

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    January 2, 2020

  • Happy 2020!

    We thank you for your continued support of CCHI in 2019 – a year filled with reflections about the future, upgrades [...]

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    December 28, 2019

  • Fall 2019 Discover HCI Scholarship Awards

    December 15, 2019 Washington, DC Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) National Council on [...]

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    December 16, 2019

  • Spring 2019 Discover HCI Scholarship Awards

    July 15, 2019 Washington, DC Grand Rapids, MI Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) Voices [...]

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    July 15, 2019

  • CCHI’s Upgrade Trifecta 2019

    CCHI’s 10th anniversary that we are celebrating this year is an opportunity for us to reflect on how we can [...]

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    May 9, 2019

  • Certified Languages International Contributes $10,000 to CCHI’s EtoE Study

    January 17, 2019 Washington, DC Portland, OR   Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) [...]

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    January 17, 2019

  • CCHI Calling for Volunteers to Create EtoE Test

    We are calling for volunteers to become our Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for the EtoE Project! SMEs will be [...]

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    December 22, 2018

  • Cross Cultural Communication Systems, Inc™ Contributes $10,000 to CCHI’s EtoE Study

    December 21, 2018 Washington, DC Woburn, MA   Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) [...]

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    December 21, 2018

  • Fall 2018 Discover HCI Scholarship Awards

    December 15, 2018 Washington, DC New York, NY Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) [...]

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    December 15, 2018

  • Why is accreditation important to CCHI?

    We’ve been asked the question about the importance of accreditation for CCHI many times this year. This is the [...]

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    October 18, 2018

  • Welcoming Two New Commissioners!

    CCHI is honored to welcome two new Commissioners to  start their three-year term on our Board this month: H. [...]

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    October 5, 2018

  • CCHI opens nominations for 2 Commissioner positions

    The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters is opening nominations for the two Commissioner positions [...]

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    July 18, 2018

  • Spring 2018 Discover HCI Scholarship Awards

    July 15, 2018 Washington, DC Vienna, VA Minneapolis, MN Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) [...]

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    July 15, 2018

  • Are You Proud to Be Certified? We’re Proud to be Accredited!

    You may have heard the latest buzz around “accreditation” of certification programs, but what does it all mean? [...]

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    January 31, 2018

  • CE webinar #10 – Arabic Accents and Dialects

    Here are the links to the materials used during the webinar: Video referenced during the webinar: Arabic dialects [...]

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    December 1, 2017

  • CCHI awards its inaugural “Discover Healthcare Interpreting CoreCHI” Scholarship to five recipients.

    July 15th is a special day for the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI). July 15th is our [...]

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    July 15, 2017

  • CE webinar #6 – Interpreting the Psychiatric Interview

    Here is the link to the video used during the webinar: Example of a patient with incoherent speech: [...]

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    December 12, 2016

  • CoreCHI™ Certification is Accredited by NCCA

    The Commissioners are happy to announce that on June 12, 2014, the National Commission for Certifying Agencies [...]

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    June 12, 2014

  • CCHI receives NCCA Accreditation for its CHI™ Certification

    On June 29, 2012, CCHI received NCCA accreditation of its Certified Healthcare Interpreter (CHI™) (Spanish) program [...]

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    July 2, 2012

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