Carlos de Paula top Physiotherapy Syllabus Translator in the USA

 Por Carlos de Paula, Diretor da Legal Translation Systems, Principal Tradutor de Conteúdos Programáticos de Fisioterapia nos EUA   MINHA AMIGA ESTUDOU NA MESMA UNIVERSIDADE QUE EU, POSSO USAR A TRADUÇÃO DO CONTEÚDO PROGRAMÁTICO QUE ELA FEZ HÁ UM TEMPO?   Na verdade, não, por vários motivos: 1) o conteúdo programático pode não ter sido o mesmo, com diferentes disciplinas eletivas, disciplinas opcionais e estágios. 2) a mesma universidade pode emitir conteúdos programáticos em diferentes formatos, mudando as descrições dos cursos de ano para ano. Às vezes, emitem conteúdos programáticos diferentes no mesmo ano. 3) mesmo num mesmo ano, as IES podem te dar um conteúdo programático com a ordem das disciplinas diferente do conteúdo programático da sua colega. Os avaliadores precisam ver as disciplinas na ordem do original. 4) para o FCCPT, tradução deve ser submetida diretamente pelo tradutor, com uma cópia do documento no idioma original protocolada pela FCCPT...

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 No one, really. You are on your own! AI translation is known for “hallucinations”, whether the project is going from English into a foreign language, or vice-versa. So, having a document translated by AI is tantamount to getting medical, accounting, nutrition, physical therapy and real estate advice without the aid of a professional.   At the time it sounded like a good idea. Why spend US$250.00 translating a simple contract when you can get it for free with AI tools such as google, linguee, microsoft, chatgpt, etc.? You say “the translator is using AI to do it, anyhow. I will buy myself some good wine, instead.”   Let me just give you an example. I was editing a petition that was translated by AI, from English to Spanish. Around page 16 of 25, the petition mentioned several accounts, defining them. One of the accounts, M***** L**** (a known and reputable securities firm), was abbreviated as “ML Account”. Guess what AI did? It translated “ML Account” into “MONEY LAUN...

 As with anything in life, there are advantages and disadvantages to both options.   Many of our clients complain that FCCPT fees are high and they take forever to send reports.   IERF, on the other hand, charges lesser fees and provides faster reports.   IERF, it seems, is a very good option for physiotherapists that have documents written in English, such as candidates from England, India, Philippines, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada (non Quebec) Nigeria and a host of other African countries. If the documents are written in a language other than English, the comparison tips in favor of FCCPT, despite the longer wait periods.   Why is that? Simple. While FCCPT requires a certified translation of sections of the syllabus, IERF requires everything translated in syllabus, except for the bibliography. That requirement can be costly indeed. Let us take an extreme case. There is a university in Colombia, Universidad Manuela Beltran, that...

 Universidad Manuela Beltran, from Colombia, probably has the longest physiotherapy syllabus of all: they range from 850 pages to 1700 pages. That means that the $20 per page pricing widely advertised by translation sites would result in a cost of US$17,000 to US$34,000.   The fact is that lots of these pages contain very little text, but per-page translation sites are adamant that their pricing policy is fair. Basically, it could mean that UMB graduates striving to get their physiotherapy credentials in the USA would need to make a hefty payment to finance their hopes.   I have personally translated many hundreds of physiotherapy syllabi for FCCPT, the main credentialing company for PT in the USA, for over 30 years, and am extremely familiar with what they want and need to make an evaluation, and the majority of what is in the Universidad Manuela Beltran is not necessary. So my prices end up being in the neighborhood of US$2,000.00, because I know what I am doing. UM...