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Is there any Prerequisite for the Andrews School Medical Coding Program - interested


Posted: May 11, 2010

do they include anatomy?

Go to the source - Schipperke

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Why not go to the source and ask. Just go to the Andrews School website and write directly to Linda. Her e-mail address is there and she is very good about replying. I know, I nearly drove her crazy with questions and she never made me feel that I did.

It says 'No Prerequisite" and anatomy is part of the course - From the catalog and asking by phone

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The catalog says that there is no prerequisite. If you talk to them by phone, anatomy is part of the course.


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