HISTORY

• Intestinal parasites such as taenia and ascaris were mentioned in early writings
• Professor M. Ruth Williams stated in her book that Urinalysis was a fad during the Medieval Period (1096-1438)
• Key figures in the history of the Medical Technology Profession

  • Vivian Herrick
  • Anna Fagelson
  • Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
  • Dr. Silas Douglas
  • Dr. William H. Welch
  • Sir John Scott Burdon Sanderson
  • Dr. James C. Todd
• Dr. William H. Welch studied pathology and bacteriology in 1878
• An Italian physician, Mondino de’ Liuzzi at University of Bologna employed Alessandra Giliani
• Anton Van Leeuwenhoek classified bacteria according to shape and is known as the Father of Microbiology
• Dr. James C. Todd (1908) published a laboratory guide "Manual of Clinical Diagnosis" later on with Dr. Arthur Sanford entitled "Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods" in its 6th edition
• Anton Van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) invented the first functional microscope
• In 1940, the U.S. required a 2-year collegiate education and a 12-month actual training in the laboratory
• Dr. Silas Douglas started the first laboratory instruction at the University of Michigan
• Rats were used for research purposes by Dr. William H. Welch
• History of Medical Technology in the Philippines
• In 1915, the State Legislature of Pennsylvania enacted a law requiring all hospitals and institutions to have an adequate laboratory and to employ a full-time laboratory technician
• Dr. Mariano Icasiano was the First City Health Officer of Manila
• The first laboratory was established at 208 Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila
• Vivian Herrick believed that the history of the Medical Technology Profession may be traced back to 1550 B.C.
• Anna Fagelson stated that medical technology dates back to the 14th century
• History of the Medical Technology Profession
• Ebers Papyrus is the book for treatment containing the three stages of hookworm infection
• Anton Van Leeuwenhoek was the first to describe red blood cells and see protozoa
• Sir John Scott Burdon Sanderson introduced the use of animals for diagnostic laboratory experimentations
• Dr. Silas Douglas' laboratory instruction included safety policies that serve as a guide in the laboratory
• Giliani died from a laboratory acquired infection
• Aniline dyes were developed in the middle of the 19th century, making it possible to stain bacteria and study them better under the microscope
• Dr. William H. Welch became the first professor of pathology at John Hopkins University and established laboratories for bacteriology and autopsies in 1885
• The first Clinical Laboratory opened in 1896 at John Hopkins Hospital and University of Pennsylvania (William Pepper Laboratory)
• In 1922, the University of Minnesota was one of the first schools to train laboratory workers with a course bulletin titled "Courses in Medical Technology for Clinical and Laboratory Technicians"
• The 26th Medical Laboratory of the 6th U.S. Army introduced Medical Technology at the end of World War II (1939-1945)
• Dr. Alfredo Pio de Roda, a bacteriologist, preserved and saved the remnants of the laboratory
• In 1950, a standard curriculum was formalized in preparation for a Bachelor of Science degree
• In February 1944, the laboratory of the Manila Health Department (MPHL) was established
• Dr. Alfredo Pio de Roda was a bacteriologist who preserved and saved the remnants of the laboratory
• 2018 Best Philippine School to Study Medical Technology
• Started the Medical Technology Course through Ms. Willa Hilgert Hedrick with the help of Ms. Antoinette McKelvey
• Produced the first Medical Technology graduate in the person of Jesse Umali


  March 1955
• Dr. de Roda was assisted by Dr. Mariano Icasiano who was then the First Manila City Health Officer
• World War II

  1939-1945
• The first medical laboratory was formally organized under Dr. de Roda as the Public Health Laboratory


  October 1, 1945
• Laboratory Manila Health Department (MPHL) offered training program to high school graduates

  February 1944
• First laboratory was established at 208 Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila