Cultural competence is a dynamic process. Culturally competent interpreters recognize and acknowledge the need to understand the role culture plays in forming us and our societies. They develop sufficient knowledge, judgment, and skill¹ to navigate cross cultural encounters and to support effective interactions between patients and providers. They acknowledge that no one can know every cultural nuance about any culture, even their own. Culturally competent interpreters use their reflective capacity to draw on valuable experience and awareness in order to interpret meaning across languages and worldviews. Cultural competence combines interest in learning about other cultural perspectives, and a lifelong commitment to self-awareness and bias recognition, with a readiness to act when cultural misunderstandings could affect understanding and/or care.