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College course to read EKG, pharmacology knowledge, and interpret lab tests for
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Hey guys,

I just got a new job as a life insurance underwriter for a major insurance company. I'm very excited because I can combine my business and biology background pretty well in this field once I get further into the career path.

The question that I have is this:

What are some online courses I can take that transfer over to TESC that can provide me some information on how to read and interpret EKGs, read and interpret basic lab tests (urinalysis and bloodwork, nothing super detailed other than just what you get for a life insurance exam) and perhaps some basic pharmacology like classes of drugs and etc.

I see various things online but wanted to get some feedback on it first. I'd like a college course on it or even a certification from an accredited college. The benefits for this are better job skills and also the ability to advance in the career faster. It is ESSENTIAL to have these skills to go from an Underwriter 1 to Underwriter II to III to Underwriter Consultant and etc. For personal gain, it'd be fantastic to have these courses transfer to TESC as well for college credit so I can finish up a degree with them for even further advancement potential. I thought about nursing classes but some don't look like they cover this in-depth and others don't appear to let me join unless I declare a nursing major. I have 90+ credit hours in biology and business so I can handle it but don't want to switch majors.

The course title and school for accreditation is almost as important as the actual knowledge because it would have to be approved by the employer and then scrutinized when comparing me against other UW's for promotion. This can be learned OTJ but a formal class in it would be a lot more beneficial IMO since there are designations I can get but they want this knowledge as background knowledge as well.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

EDIT: I guess a medical terminology course would be useful as well, so if anyone has recommendations on that, too... We will eventually have to read doctors notes and diagnoses...
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College course to read EKG, pharmacology knowledge, and interpret lab tests for - by Jabberwocky - 06-16-2013, 11:27 AM

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