History of Medical Technology

• Who introduced the Westgard Rules for quality control in the clinical laboratory?

  James Westgard
• What did Kary Mullis develop in 1985?


  The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
• Who introduced the intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF) in 1992?


  Andre van Steirteghem
• Who derived the first human Stem Cell line?

  James Thomson
• What sterilization method did Ernst von Bergmann introduce in 1886?

  Steam sterilization
• What did Karl Landsteiner distinguish in 1902?

  Blood groups through the development of the ABO blood group system
• What did August von Wassermann develop in 1906?

  Immunologic tests for syphilis
• Who discovered rickettsiae in 1906?

  Howard Ricketts
• Who developed the poliomyelitis vaccine in 1954?

  Jonas Salk
• What phenomenon did Elie Metchnikoff discover that is fundamental to the immune response?

  Phagocytosis
• What disease cycle did Robert Koch discover in 1876?

  The anthrax disease cycle
• For which discovery did Robert Koch receive the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1905?

  His discoveries in regard to tuberculosis
• Who is known as the "Father of Insect Pathology"?

  Agostino Bassi
• What did Edward Jenner pioneer in 1796?

  The concept of vaccination
• What was the world's first vaccine developed by Edward Jenner?

  The vaccination to establish immunity to smallpox
• Who is known as the "Father of Microbiology"?

  Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
• What was the aim of the Certificate in Public Health program opened by the University of the Philippines in 1927?


  To provide proper training to the Philippine Health Service’s medical officer
• What was the original name of the College of Public Health at the University of the Philippines?

  School of Sanitation and Public Health
• When was the FEU School of Medical Technology finally opened?

  1962
• Who was the first graduate of the Medical Technology program at the University of Santo Tomas?

  Mr. Jesse Umali
• What was the focus of the Bureau of Science established in the Philippines?

  Medical research and laboratory investigations mainly focused on microbiology
• What was the first clinical laboratory established in the Philippines during World War II?

  Manila Public Health Laboratory
• What was the purpose of the Bureau of Government Laboratories established in 1901?


  To provide laboratory services and research for medical officers
• Who was the first director of the Bureau of Government Laboratories?


  Paul Freer
• What was the significant contribution of the American colonization in the Philippines regarding health services?

  The establishment of the Bureau of Government Laboratories
• What was appointed in 1876 to provide health care services throughout the Philippines?

  Provincial medical officers
• What was the first journal published in the Philippines related to medicine?

  Boletin de Medicina de Manila (1886)
• What was the focus of the Biology Laboratory established by the Bureau of Government Laboratories?

  To develop methods in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human and animal diseases
• The _ was converted from the Spanish Military Hospital in 1898

  The First Reserve Hospital
• Who was the Chief Surgeon of the Division of the Pacific and Eighth Army Corps in 1898?

  Lt. Col. Henry Lippincott
• What was the significant event that occurred in 1901 regarding health services in the Philippines?

  The establishment of the Bureau of Government Laboratories
• Where was the Bureau of Government Laboratories located?

  Calle Herran (Pedro Hil), Hermita, Manila
• What were the components of the Bureau of Government Laboratories?

  A science library, chemical section, and serum laboratory
• When was the University of Santo Tomas founded?

  1611
• What faculties were established by UST in 1871?

  The first faculties of pharmacy and medicine
• What year did the term "Clinical Laboratory Science" is adopted

  1999
• What was the purpose of the Board of Health and Charity established in 1886?

  To provide health care services throughout the country
• What was established in 1887 by Spanish authorities?

  The Board of Health and Charity
• What was the focus of the medical research and laboratory investigations conducted by the Bureau of Science?

  Microbiology in connection with various diseases
• What diseases were primarily focused on by the Bureau of Science?

  Cholera, malaria, leprosy, tuberculosis, and dysentery