Certification: how to be a certified translator in medical/pharmaceutical fields? Thread poster: Muhammad Said
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Muhammad Said Egypt Local time: 23:50 Member (2013) English to Arabic + ...
Hi all, I would like to know if it is possible to be a certified medical/pharmaceutical translator. If so, what are the well known organizations, institutes, etc., that can give such certification? I appreciate your cooperation. | | |
Marjolein Snippe Netherlands Local time: 22:50 Member (2012) English to Dutch + ... Separate certification | Aug 12, 2014 |
Hi Muhammad, I don't think there would be many certificates specifically for medical/pharmaceutical translation; rather, I think the approach would be to get a translation certificate (perhaps with a subsection such as technical/medical/scientific translation) and either specialise or obtain a degree or other certificate in medicine/pharmaceutical/life science. For example, I have a degree in what I call biomedicine (biotechnology, then virology, then worked in molecula... See more Hi Muhammad, I don't think there would be many certificates specifically for medical/pharmaceutical translation; rather, I think the approach would be to get a translation certificate (perhaps with a subsection such as technical/medical/scientific translation) and either specialise or obtain a degree or other certificate in medicine/pharmaceutical/life science. For example, I have a degree in what I call biomedicine (biotechnology, then virology, then worked in molecular biology/biochemistry/cell biology) and the Diploma in Translation, which consisted of a general translation and two more specialised translations. ▲ Collapse | | |
Muhammad Said Egypt Local time: 23:50 Member (2013) English to Arabic + ... TOPIC STARTER
Hi Marjolein, I really appreciate your help. | | |
Patricia Patho Germany Local time: 22:50 Member (2013) German to Spanish + ...
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Muhammad Said Egypt Local time: 23:50 Member (2013) English to Arabic + ... TOPIC STARTER
Hi Patricia, I do not know how to thank you. | | |
Marjolein Snippe Netherlands Local time: 22:50 Member (2012) English to Dutch + ... Useful to know! | Aug 13, 2014 |
Thanks Patricia! | | |
how to be a certified translator in medical/pharmaceutical fields? | Sep 26, 2014 |
I completed my medicine from http://www.onlineschool.com/ . Its a truthyworthy online school. | | |
a question for Patricia | Sep 27, 2014 |
Hi Patricia, I'm interested too, but it seems to be directed only at interpreters; found nothing about translation...isn't so? | |
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Patricia Patho Germany Local time: 22:50 Member (2013) German to Spanish + ...
leucotea wrote: Hi Patricia, I'm interested too, but it seems to be directed only at interpreters; found nothing about translation...isn't so? Yes, that certification is only for interpreters. I've found nothing about certified medical translators nowhere (besides the normal medical translation courses around the world). Annavaneska1: to study Medicine and work as a translator doesn't mean that you are a certified medical translator. But thanks for the link. Kind regards. | | |