MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (Correspondence Course) In just 7 short weeks you can develop or improve your Medical Terminology. The course is divided into 7 lessons. Each lesson guides you through both medical abbreviations as well as the understanding of complex medical words. Assignments are provided and need to be submitted at certain times. They will be marked and returned with the instructor's comments. The instructor will be available to the student both by phone and by email. A final exam will need to be written on school premises at a predetermined time.