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Looking for a mentor in medical translation
מפרסם התגובה: Megan Lewis
Megan Lewis
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Apr 30, 2019

Hello there,

Sorry I have not been able to find a relevant topic on the forum so I created one.

Any medical translators available for mentoring? I am new to the field of translation, my language pair is French to English, and my background is in healthcare (I am also a speech and language therapist).

Thanks!

Megan
 
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ITI Medical & Pharmaceutical Network May 2, 2019

Hi Megan

Have you considered joining the ITI Medical and Pharmaceutical Network? https://www.itimedical.co.uk/ It does offer a mentoring programme. I'm pretty sure this year's is already running, though, so maybe an option for next year if you can wait? Aside from that, I would recommend joining anyway - not expensive (£15/year - and you don't have to be an ITI member), there are regular works... See more
Hi Megan

Have you considered joining the ITI Medical and Pharmaceutical Network? https://www.itimedical.co.uk/ It does offer a mentoring programme. I'm pretty sure this year's is already running, though, so maybe an option for next year if you can wait? Aside from that, I would recommend joining anyway - not expensive (£15/year - and you don't have to be an ITI member), there are regular workshops and the terminology help from other members on the e-group is invaluable.

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Mentoring program May 2, 2019

Hi Megan, have you tried looking here: https://www.proz.com/guidance-center/mentoring-program ?

I see there are some mentors who also offer at least one of your combinations in the medical field.
 
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Mentoring: upstream/downstream May 2, 2019

 Having learned from senior colleagues, I also believe that unlike narrow-purpose hard skills courses, even part-time apprenticing or "internship" is more comprehensive and practical for developing one's personality as a pro (interrelated hard/soft skills and mindset).

 Of course, sometimes a self-paced course is enough and not all even highly-qualified specialists can teach and explain it to others, yet watching their real-life work/decisions and asking questions does improve rel... See more
 Having learned from senior colleagues, I also believe that unlike narrow-purpose hard skills courses, even part-time apprenticing or "internship" is more comprehensive and practical for developing one's personality as a pro (interrelated hard/soft skills and mindset).

 Of course, sometimes a self-paced course is enough and not all even highly-qualified specialists can teach and explain it to others, yet watching their real-life work/decisions and asking questions does improve relevant skills and habits.

 If I were a newbie, I would prefer to co-op with a successful freelancer, who could help me with my real issue, not simulations/abstract ones. ▲ Collapse


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Thankyou for your advice May 7, 2019

Thankyou both for your advice.

I will try to find a mentor on here. And yes I would be open to collaborating with a freelancer.

Megan
 


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