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Useful French medical vocabulary – Building a French medical termbase
As an expert French medical translator with around 18 years of experience, it is without doubt long overdue that I started to share some of my useful French to English medical vocabulary and terminology.

Andrew Simpson
Oct 17, 20254 min read


What are the different types of hospital scans you can have and the challenges in translation of hospital scan results
As French medical translator, I often have to translate complex hospital scan results. Here is a handy guide to understanding the different types of hospital scans you can have and the challenges involved in translation.

Andrew Simpson
Oct 1, 20254 min read


How we protect your personal data when you order a French medical translation. 100% secure medical translations guaranteed
Several times a month we receive queries from potential clients about how we are able to guarantee the privacy of sensitive medical data sent to us for our French medical translations. It is a burning issue within both this industry, and many others, given the current high-profile data leaks. It is also an issue we take very seriously. Here at French Medical Translators, our data protection is amongst one of the best in the industry and we would like to share just why.

Andrew Simpson
Sep 1, 20255 min read


How to become a French medical translator
How to become a French medical translator. A quick and easy guide with practical tips.

Andrew Simpson
Aug 2, 20253 min read


Certified translation of French medical records
Certified translation of French medical records to English by a Chartered Linguist in the UK.

Andrew Simpson
Jul 23, 20253 min read


The simple way to get a certified translation of a French birth certificate in English
The simple way to get a certified translation of a French birth certificate in English

Andrew Simpson
Jul 21, 20253 min read


Important considerations when requesting a certified translation of a French death certificate
Important considerations when requesting a certified translation of a French death certificate

Andrew Simpson
Jul 19, 20253 min read


Why document format matters in medical translation
One of the most underrated, and yet important parts of medical translation is the ability to format the translation of a document. This...

Andrew Simpson
Apr 3, 20252 min read


Translating a cancer diagnosis
Translating a cancer diagnosis. A discussion of what is at stake when translating French medical diagnoses for cancer patients.

Andrew Simpson
Jan 28, 20253 min read


The complexity of French medical terminology
How hard is medical translation anyway? A chartered French translator shares his own medical terminology.

Andrew Simpson
Jan 14, 20252 min read


Is telephone interpreting as effective as face-to-face interpreting?
Most of us have seen it in the movies and know that an interpreter is someone who translates spoken words in person. But not a lot of us...

Andrew Simpson
Aug 9, 20233 min read


Being a translator means staying current: the story of a French translator in Paris
Having worked as a French translator for nearly two decades, one of the never-ending challenges in the industry is to stay current. What...

Andrew Simpson
Aug 6, 20233 min read


Hospital interpreting is hard: the truth of being a French interpreter in the NHS
In addition to being a French interpreter, I also do some lecturing in university to students of French and other foreign languages. Many...

Andrew Simpson
Aug 3, 20233 min read


What is a certified translation?
One of the most frequent questions I am asked on a daily basis is whether I provide certified French translations. The answer to this...

Andrew Simpson
Aug 1, 20232 min read


Interpreting for sports medicine: what does it really involve?
A decade ago, I was headhunted to work as French interpreter for Newcastle United Football Club. A position which led to a lot of...

Andrew Simpson
Jul 29, 20233 min read


My journey to become a French translator and interpreter
French translation is my passion A question I am frequently asked by friends, acquaintances, students, and even family is whether my job...

Andrew Simpson
Jul 29, 20233 min read
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