Section outline

  • In our nurse-midwifery/WHNP education program we acknowledge that linguistically appropriate care is a fundamental component of equitable and safe care. It is in line with our mission and values. Our program requires that any student who desires to use a language other than English in clinical encounters done without a translator become certified as a “bilingual clinician” or " bilingual staff" by taking the Qualified Bilingual Staff (QBS) or Clinician Cultural and Linguistic Assessment (CCLA) exam.  This exam certifies the clinician as a “bilingual” and allows them to use that language for critical encounters, non-critical encounters and emergency situations. It does not allow the person to provide third party interpretation.

    For more information, see Midwifery Specialty CLE: https://courses.ucsf.edu/course/view.php?id=216#section-6