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College of Legal Arts MT program - Looking at schools


Posted: Jan 09, 2010

Does anyone know anything about this school's Medical Transcription program?

school - dont know

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Don't know anything about this school, but any school you do decide on needs to be accredited and you can find that on AHDI website. Legal Arts does not sound like it would be a good one for MT. If the companies you decide to go with look at that school, they will probably question your education.

If you are thinking about being an MT, check the posts on this board to see the pros and MOSTLY CONS for this profession anymore. I would look at some other career if I was you, and I wish I was, so that I would be young enough to start over and not do this.


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