Episode 12: Nuances of Medical Interpretation

The need for interpretation is common and critical in global medicine.  Student doctor  Michael Johnson joins the podcast to discuss the nuances of the vital service that helps deliver quality care to our patients.

Co-Host/Guest Information:
Michael Johnson is an osteopathic medical student at Rocky Vista University in Southern Utah and hails the University of Utah as his alma mater. He has a bachelor’s degree in biomedical physics with double minors in Spanish and Chemistry. He served an ecclesiastic mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Bogotá, Colombia and surrounding cities from 2014 to 2016. With that basis of Spanish, he volunteered as a medical interpreter at the University of Utah Hospital and later certified as a Medical Interpreter through Bridging the Gap. He has thousands of hours of medical interpreting experience and has interpreted at most major hospitals in the state of Utah. His most recent experience was at St. George Regional Medical Center while employed for IH (formerly IHC). His favorite aspect of interpreting is getting to know people from diverse backgrounds. Additionally, his favorite cases to interpret were those that he knew would make a substantial difference and for which he could not be replaced by a digital interpreter, typically fast paced emergencies.

Disclaimer intro by Claire Eliason.
Intro/Outro Music by Westin Wong