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Table 2 Survey Responses of Students who Attended the Interpreter Training Session

From: Overcoming the language barrier: a novel curriculum for training medical students as volunteer medical interpreters

 

2018 – 2019 Cohort (n = 9)

2019 – 2020 Cohort

(n = 8)

Total

(n = 17)

Language Proficiency

Native fluent speakers

8 (89%)

3 (38%)

11 (65%)

Non-native fluent speakers

1 (11%)

5 (63%)

6 (35%)

Level of Comfort with Spanish-Speaking Skills

Somewhat comfortable

1 (11%)

2 (25%)

3 (18%)

Very comfortable

8 (89%)

6 (75%)

14 (82%)

Previous Time Spent as an Informal Interpreter

6–10 h

3 (33%)

1 (13%)

4 (24%)

11–15 h

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 > 15 h

6 (67%)

7 (88%)

13 (76%)