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November 10 , 2006

Healthcare Interpreter Program Wins National Award

Samford's Healthcare Interpreter Training (HIT) certificate program, which trains individuals who are bilingual in English and Spanish to become qualified interpreters in a medical setting, has received a 2006 Distinguished Non-Credit Program Award from the Association of Continuing Higher Education (ACHE). The national award was presented to Samford Metro Programs Executive Director Cindy Kirk at the recent ACHE meeting in Los Angeles.

The HIT program was one of two ACHE national award winners in non-credit education this year. Last spring, ACHE cited the program as the Distinguished Non-Credit Program in the Southeast. (more...)

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