2nd part History of Medtech in US

Dr. William Welch

In 1878, who gave the first lab course in pathology?

Bellevue Hospital Medical College

Dr. William Welch established laboratory at?

1895

What year was University of Pennsylvania’s laboratory was opened?

William Pepper Laboratory of Clinical Medicine

What is the name of the laboratory in University of Pennsylvania?

Dec. 4, 1895

When did William Pepper Clinical Laboratory of Medicine was established?

William Osler, John Hopkins Hospital, 1896

Dr. ___ 1st Clinical Laboratory was opened at ___ hospital in what year?

Dr. James Todd

Who wrote “Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods” which became the 1st standard reference for labs?

1918

Legislature of Pennsylvania enacted a law requiring all hospitals to have an adequate lab and employ full time technicians in what year?

John Kolmer

In 1918, who called for the development of a method to certify medtechs on national scale? and published “The Demand for and Training of Laboratory Technicians”?

1920

Clinical Labs in all hospitals were directed by a chief physician.

1921 Denver Society of the Clinical Pathologists

Year ___ ___ society was organized?

1922

What year did ASCP established code of ethics?

American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science formed as a subgroup of ASCP

Formerly American Society for Medical Technologists

3035 hospitals had clinical labs

How many hospitals had clinical laboratories in year 1922?

1923, University of Minnesota

Year ___ one of the 1st schools to offer courses in medtech for clinical and lab technicians is ___?

1936 American Board of Pathology

What year did ___ board of ___ was established?

1950

Year when medtecs in the US sought professional recognition of their educational qualifications from the govt thru licensure laws.