MEDICAL TRANSLATION SERVICES

It is a process of translating recorded medical reports that are dictated by medical physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals. They can be voice files, notes during a lecture and any other spoken material. Medical translation courses are taken by people with a view that they can make the process of translation easy. Translators listen to the audio files and translate them into written material.

The file length will be normally a medium one lasting for about 10 to 15 minutes. They should have sound knowledge of medical terminology, in which they need a proper training. In the training, the points that are mainly focused are two. They are spellings of medical terminology and accent. Accent in the files will be mostly foreign accent. The style in which they pronounce words is very different.

The patient visits the doctor and explains his problems. Doctor examines the problem and gives instructions on medical examinations or medication etc. The translator has to listen to the audio carefully and note down the details. Later they are forwarded to the doctor’s office. Next time when the patient visits again, doctor calls for their report and continue treatment accordingly. In such instances, translators have to be very careful, as many words we hear are entirely different and have a different meaning.

Now a day’s medical translation services has become a professional job, with good income sources. A translation expert needs a good computer with a good headset. The headset should be very sensitive so that no words from the doctor or medical practitioner are being missed out. They take notes of the audio clip they are listening to.

A translator should accurately translate the audio sent to them. They should maintain correct grammar, punctuation, and spellings. They should perform a check of assurance of quality of their translation.

There are many career opportunities for a medical translation expert. Many medical companies, as well as translation companies are ready to hire them. Their salaries are also good. They need to work in the client’s time zone. Work will be distributed, that is files are distributed.