@article{ART003383679},
author={Shim Wooyoung and Cheol Ja Jeong},
title={Legislative measures to enhance the medical interpretation system},
journal={The Journal of Translation Studies},
issn={1229-795X},
year={2026},
volume={27},
number={3},
pages={75-112},
doi={10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.003}
TY - JOUR
AU - Shim Wooyoung
AU - Cheol Ja Jeong
TI - Legislative measures to enhance the medical interpretation system
JO - The Journal of Translation Studies
PY - 2026
VL - 27
IS - 3
PB - The Korean Association for Translation Studies
SP - 75
EP - 112
SN - 1229-795X
AB - Although the current system has established a basic institutional foundation for training and assessing medical interpreting personnel, its legal status and post-examination management framework remain insufficiently developed. This article examines the regulatory frameworks governing International Medical Tour Coordinators and medical interpretation service personnel and compares them with those applicable to analogous interpreting professions. It identifies three structural problems: the absence of qualification status for medical interpreting personnel, the lack of a post-examination management framework, and the limited capacity of the term “Medical Interpreting Proficiency Test” to reflect the professional nature of medical interpreting. To address these issues, this study proposes a phased approach to institutional reform. In the short term, the current “Medical Interpreting Proficiency Test” should be renamed as a “certification assessment” or “certification examination”. Continuing education should also be made mandatory through amendments to the relevant Act and subordinate regulations, while the integrated public notice should establish detailed standards governing its frequency, methods, content, completion requirements, and record management. In the long term, the system should be developed into a national qualification or an equivalent public certification system.
KW - Medical Interpreting Personnel;Medical Interpreting System;Continuing Education;Public Certification System;Rights of International Patients
DO - 10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.003
ER -
Shim Wooyoung and Cheol Ja Jeong. (2026). Legislative measures to enhance the medical interpretation system. The Journal of Translation Studies, 27(3), 75-112.
Shim Wooyoung and Cheol Ja Jeong. 2026, "Legislative measures to enhance the medical interpretation system", The Journal of Translation Studies, vol.27, no.3 pp.75-112. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.003
Shim Wooyoung, Cheol Ja Jeong "Legislative measures to enhance the medical interpretation system" The Journal of Translation Studies 27.3 pp.75-112 (2026) : 75.
Shim Wooyoung, Cheol Ja Jeong. Legislative measures to enhance the medical interpretation system. 2026; 27(3), 75-112. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.003
Shim Wooyoung and Cheol Ja Jeong. "Legislative measures to enhance the medical interpretation system" The Journal of Translation Studies 27, no.3 (2026) : 75-112.doi: 10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.003
Shim Wooyoung; Cheol Ja Jeong. Legislative measures to enhance the medical interpretation system. The Journal of Translation Studies, 27(3), 75-112. doi: 10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.003
Shim Wooyoung; Cheol Ja Jeong. Legislative measures to enhance the medical interpretation system. The Journal of Translation Studies. 2026; 27(3) 75-112. doi: 10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.003
Shim Wooyoung, Cheol Ja Jeong. Legislative measures to enhance the medical interpretation system. 2026; 27(3), 75-112. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.003
Shim Wooyoung and Cheol Ja Jeong. "Legislative measures to enhance the medical interpretation system" The Journal of Translation Studies 27, no.3 (2026) : 75-112.doi: 10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.003
