Today's episode of Brand the Interpreter brings us Lourdes L Cerna, a Medical Spanish interpreter, Translator and Trainer with over 35 years of healthcare interpreting experience that includes interpreting in private and county hospitals and clinics, over-the-phone and VRI, interpreting in workers compensation cases, school districts, conference interpreting for several entities and organizations. Ms. Cerna has taught a medical interpreting curriculum at several colleges and currently teaches a 40-hour healthcare interpreting training curriculum. She also developed an award winning curriculum for Indigenous Interpreters for an organization in Ventura County that serves the Mixteco community. She has received the Distinction of Education award from the International Medical Interpreters Association and the Trainer of the Year award from CHIA and has served on CHIA's Board of Directors.  Ms. Cerna is a native of Guatemala. Tune in to hear her story on the podcast that brings you your stories about our profession. Brand the Interpreter! Join the conversation! Only on the podcast that brings you your stories about our profession. Brand the Interpreter! -------------------------------------------- Connect with Mireya Pérez, Host www.brandtheinterpreter.com Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram ----------------------------------------------- Connect with Lourdes Cerna LinkedIn ---------------------------------------------- SPONSOR INFORMATION Thank you to Liberty Language Services for sponsoring this episode! To learn more about Liberty Language Services, please visit: https://www.libertylanguageservices.com/ To learn more about the Academy of Interpretation, go to: https://www.academyofinterpretation.com/  For a limited time only, you can get $10% off all courses when you sign up using the Brand the Interpreter’s discount code, AOI10BTI.  Visit the Academy of Interpretation on social media: LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter