Welcome to Interpreter Services
Interpreter Services provides interpretation and translation to patients of all languages, 24/7, throughout the University of Michigan Health System. Our services include:
- Face-to-face interpretation in over 40 languages*
- High-quality telephone interpretation in over 140 languages*
- Accurate translations of patient education materials and medical records*
- Communication assistance for deaf and hard-of-hearing patients
- Language and cultural competency training for UMHS employees and others
- Interpreter skills training for working and aspiring interpreters
Most of our services are free for UMHS patients and providers. For a fee, we also work with businesses, non-profits and health centers outside the UMHS. We offer affordable interpretation and translation of Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, American Sign Language and Spanish. Contact Interpreter Services for details.
Interpreter Services in the News
UMHS Interpreter Services Japanese Interpreter, Jeanette Kibler, recently completed work on Kibler's Medical Terms for Interpreters - English-Japanese, Japanese-English. This book is specifically written for Japanese/English interpreters in healthcare with medical terminology lists in 17 specialties. Read more...
For more information or to order your copy of Kibler's Medical Terms for Interpreters, contact Jeanette Kibler at UMHS-KiblersMedTerms@med.umich.edu or at (734) 936-7021.
*FOR UMHS STAFF ONLY: Telephone interpretation codes, translated materials, contact info for after-hours interpreters, and other UMHS-specific content cannot be viewed by the general public. UMHS staff can open these pages when connected to the UMHS's secure network.
