What is the Interpretation Team?
The Interpretation Team is a resource of Avicenna that was implemented in Spring 2016. It is comprised of volunteers who speak or study various languages besides English. Volunteers are available to facilitate a conversation between a healthcare provider and a patient, who may have difficulty speaking English. This provides a clear and comprehensive discussion to ensure that both healthcare provider and patient are fully informed.
What services do we provide?
We can provide interpretation for the following languages: Spanish, Urdu, Arabic, Punjabi, Hindi, French, Mandarin, and Cantonese. Please contact Avicenna before your visit to request a Volunteer Interpreter for your specific language.
Leadership
Kadmos Hammoud
Kadmos is currently a junior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign majoring in Bioengineering. He has been a part of the Avicenna Team since Fall 2023, where he began as an Interpretation and Case Management volunteer. Kadmos believes in providing accessible healthcare to all individuals and enjoys meeting patients.
Trisha Haria
Trisha is a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign majoring in Bioengineering, with a minor in Chemistry. Ever since her first experience interpreting in a medical setting in 2021, Trisha has been committed to helping her community by working to reduce language barriers and health inequities in order to make quality healthcare accessible to all. Trisha began her journey at Avicenna as a Spanish Interpreter in 2023, and plans to continue working with people who speak languages other than English in the healthcare field.
Summer 2024 Volunteers
Paola Castillo
Bridget Neira
Arianna Guerra
Stephanie Urena
Lizbeth Valdavia
Alexa Escamilla
Ahmad Yassine
Sara Hijab
Rachael Wong
Sameer Abbasi
Nikole Nissan
Ayse Sahin
Colette Schlie
Hora Benejab
Apply Now!
Avicenna’s Interpretations team are always looking for new volunteers. If you are competent in another language, please email interpretationteam@avicennahealth.org.