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 writing the test items (questions) for the English-to-English interpreter performance test.

Please fill out the application below and submit it by January 18, 2019. 

CCHI will convene several panels of volunteer SMEs who will write new test items, review, and validate them. CCHI will provide all the necessary orientation and training via conference calls and online collaboration tools. All tasks will also be performed via remote tools in January-April 2019.

Who should apply?

Our goal is to convene several diverse and representative panels of SMEs – item writers and item reviewers. It is important that panelists represent our profession in a comprehensive manner. For this reason, we are looking for volunteers who are:

• Practicing healthcare interpreters of any language, including certified interpreters;
• Interpreter managers and supervisors working in healthcare settings,
• Interpreter educators and trainers.

What are your commitments (if selected)?

1. Sign CCHI’s Confidentiality and Content Security Agreements. (Review our SME Participation Policies prior to applying.)
2. Be available for prompt discussion via email or online collaboration tools for the duration of the project, which is between January 21-April 30, 2019.
3. Be available for several two-hour conference calls (via GoToMeeting platform) on either Wednesday evening or Saturday morning.
   • SME writers would work between Jan 26 – Feb 27, 2019.
   • SME reviewers would work between Feb 20-April 30, 2019.

Different groups of SMEs will have calls on different days, with a couple of calls on Wednesdays and Saturdays, so please plan to have these times reserved for the project:

Jan 26, 2019 – 10 am ET/9 am CT/7 am PT
Feb 2, 2019 – 10 am ET/9 am CT/7 am PT
Feb 6, 2019 – 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT/5:30 pm PT
Feb 9, 2019 – 10 am ET/9 am CT/7 am PT
Feb 13, 2019 – 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT/5:30 pm PT
Feb 16, 2019 – 10 am ET/9 am CT/7 am PT
Feb 20, 2019 – 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT/5:30 pm PT
Feb 23, 2019 – 10 am ET/9 am CT/7 am PT
Feb 27, 2019 – 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT/5:30 pm PT
Mar 2, 2019 – 10 am ET/9 am CT/7 am PT
Mar 13, 2019 – 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT/5:30 pm PT
Mar 16, 2019 – 10 am ET/9 am CT/7 am PT
Mar 23, 2019 – 10 am ET/9 am CT/7 am PT
Mar 27, 2019 – 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT/5:30 pm PT
Mar 30, 2019 – 10 am ET/9 am CT/7 am PT
Apr 3, 2019 – 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT/5:30 pm PT
Apr 6, 2019 – 10 am ET/9 am CT/7 am PT

This is a volunteer project. CCHI will not pay any honorarium for participation in this project. However, CCHI will grant 2 CE hours for participation in the online SME training, and 4 non-instructional CE hours.

How to apply?

Click here to download CCHI’s SME Application in MS Word format.

Please fill it out completely, and to submit, email the application, together with your current full resume, to solutions@cchicertification.org by 01/18/2019. Only electronically submitted, complete applications will be considered.

If you have any questions about this project or about the SME application, contact us at solutions@cchicertification.org.

Thank you for your interest and support!