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We are a nonprofit fighting language barriers in healthcare.
Mission
AALB is an Illinois-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN: 83-3016421) aiming to improve the health of patients with limited English proficiency. We do this by training professional medical interpreters, providing interpreter services to healthcare organizations, and lobbying for policy reform. We envision a future where language services are seamlessly and freely available across the healthcare system.

Team Members

Kevin thakkar

Founding Board Member & Executive Director
Languages: English & Gujarati

Hetvi Patel

Founding Board Member

Languages: English, Hindi & Gujarati

Kaveri Shah

Founding Board Member

Languages: English, Hindi & Gujarati

Darren Reed

 Interpreter Trainer,
Senior Operations Manager, Quality Assurance Manager
Languages: English, Spanish, & American Sign Language

Mario Gutierrez

Operations Manager,
Mexico Chapter Leader

Languages: English & Spanish

Yuliya Speroff

Interpreter Trainer,
Quality Assurance Manager

Languages: English & Russian

Gustavo Negrete

 Interpreter Trainer

Languages: English & Spanish

Kelly (Grzech) Henriquez

Interpreter Trainer

Languages: English & Spanish

María Baker

Interpreter Trainer

Languages: English & Spanish

Mireya Pérez

Interpreter Trainer

Languages: English & Spanish

Olga Bogatova

Interpreter Trainer

Languages: English & Russian

Robin Ragan

Interpreter Trainer

Languages: English & Spanish

Tram Bui

Interpreter Trainer

Languages: English & Vietnamese

Andres Wallace

Teaching Assistant
Costa Rica Chapter Lead
Languages: English & Spanish

Emmanuel Garcia

Teaching Assistant
Peru Chapter Lead
Languages: English & Spanish

Our Work

We train professional medical interpreters.

There's a severe shortage of medical interpreters, even though they're mandated by law and proven to improve patient care. AALB aims to fill this gap through its Medical Interpreter Training Program, which serves as the foundational qualification to interpret professionally in healthcare settings across the United States. Thousands of students have graduated from our our training course & earned continuing education credits with AALB Academy.

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We have a team of experienced and award-winning course instructors.

AALB's incredible team of course instructors have a passion for medical interpretation. They have earned NBCMI and CCHI certificates, presented at international conferences, run medical interpreter support groups, taught in universities, and have extensive professional experience interpreting for patients.

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Our program is recognized across the country.

Graduates who earn AALB's Certificate of Training can begin working as medical interpreters in healthcare settings across the United States. In addition, the AALB Certificate of Training qualifies graduates sit for the CCHI & NBCMI medical interpreter certification exams, which are the highest national qualifications medical interpreters can obtain.

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We provide free medical interpretation services to our partners.

Graduates of AALB's Medical Interpreter Training Program can chose to volunteer their time to our partner nonprofit healthcare institutions in need of medical interpreters. In this manner, we have offered medical interpreter services pro bono to free clinics across the country.

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We envision a world without language barriers in healthcare.

Through our work & platforms, we promote awareness to patients and care providers about the role of interpreters in healthcare settings, as well as the legal obligations of medical facilities to provide qualified, professional interpreters to all limited English proficiency, deaf, or hard of hearing patients.

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