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Medical Interpretation & Translation Summer Internship
Stanford Health Care | Office of Patient Experience
Paid • Eight Week Program • Summer Term
Program Overview
Stanford Health Care’s Medical Interpretation & Translation Summer Internship is a paid, eight-week program for students pursuing careers in medical interpretation and translation. Hosted by the Office of Patient Experience, this internship provides hands on exposure to professional medical interpreting and translating in a nationally recognized academic healthcare setting.
Interns are hired as temporary, non-benefitted Stanford Health Care employees and work alongside experienced staff interpreters delivering language services that support safe, equitable, and patient centered care.
What You’ll Do
Interns participate in a structured, progressive learning experience that includes:
• Medical interpretation practice in real clinical settings
• Exposure to complex medical terminology across specialty clinics and hospital services
• Observation and shadowing of seasoned medical interpreters
• Supervised and solo interpreting as skills develop
• Participation in medical translation projects
• One on one feedback and mentorship from multiple staff interpreters
• Exposure to simultaneous interpretation
Clinical Settings
Interns may work in a wide range of hospital and clinic environments, including:
• Emergency Department
• In patient units
• Transplant clinics
• Cancer Center
• Psychiatry
• Procedure areas
• Specialty outpatient clinics
Program Structure
Weeks 1–2 (Full time, 5 days/week):
• HR and departmental onboarding
• Virtual new employee orientation
• Medical interpreting training
• Technology and workflow training
• Structured shadowing with staff interpreters
Weeks 3–8 (4 days/week):
• Supervised interpreting
• Solo interpreting opportunities
• Independent study
• Translation projects
• One designated day off per week
Translation Experience
Interns complete translation projects that may include:
• Inpatient and outpatient medical documents
• Development of a personal medical glossary
• Feedback from translation mentors
• Independent study to deepen medical knowledge
Skills You’ll Develop
By the end of the internship, participants gain experience in:
• Multiple interpreting roles (conduit, clarifier, cultural broker, advocate)
• Professional medical terminology usage
• Healthcare protocols, including HIPAA and patient safety
• Post session debriefing and professional reflection
• Working effectively in fast paced clinical environments
Mentorship & Support
The internship is led by a highly experienced interpretation team with over 50 combined years of medical interpreting experience. Interns receive consistent guidance, feedback, and support throughout the program.
Professional Development & Benefits
• Paid hourly internship
• Preparation for professional interpreting assessments
• Résumé and interview development
• Networking events and professional development activities across Stanford Health Care
• Exposure to career pathways in medical interpretation and translation
Additional Requirements & Expectations
• Business casual attire with closed toe shoes
• Ability to commute between two Stanford Health Care work sites in Palo Alto
• Completion of occupational health and onboarding requirements
Why Apply
This internship offers a rare opportunity to gain direct medical interpretation and translation experience in a leading healthcare system while contributing to meaningful patient communication and equity in care

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview
The purpose of this job is to gain practical experience in health care administration and operations by contributing to a specific project and/or department operations.

Locations
Stanford Health Care

What you will do

• Independently research and analyze data from internal and external sources
• Interface with clinicians, employees, and other leaders of the organization to understand perspectives and/or share findings
• Draft deliverables and other project related materials (e.g., meeting agendas, project work plans, action item logs)
• Present project findings and results to internal audiences

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited College or University
• • Entering or enrolled in a graduate program at an accredited College or University for Fall 2019
• • For IT Intern roles: currently enrolled in undergrad or grad program.

Experience Qualifications

• None

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to discuss and solve complex problems in area of expertise
• Demonstrated ability to create direction and work plans for day-to-day and project work
• Basic knowledge of health care technology and basic business technology

These principles apply to ALL employees:

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.

You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $39.14 - $39.14 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.