Years of Medical Technology

1883

1st public health laboratory was Established

1887

Laboratorio municipal de Manila was created to examine food, water and clinical specimen

1921

Establishment of School of Hygiene and Public Health

1927

UP formally opened its degree granting School of Hygiene and Public Health

1929

Manila Sanitarium and Hospital

1939

The Department of Health was created

The Philippine Tropical Disease Board was established

1945

Army surgeons of the 26th Medical Infantry of the 6th US Army began training Filipinos in laboratory work which spanned 46 years from the time Americans occupied the country

October 1, 1945

1st Laboratory headed by Dr. Alfredo Pio de Roda with the assistance of Dr. Mariano Icasiano

1947

training of medical technicians under Dr. Alfredo Pio de Roda and Pr Prudencia C. Sta. Ana

1953

1st school of Medical Technology was lead by Mrs. Willa Hilgert-Hedrick

1954

• Dr Sta. Ana prepared a syllabus of training for the medical technicians

• Bureau of Education approved the application of Manila Sanitarium and Hospital and the Philippine Union College to open the 5-year curriculum for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology

1955

• Dr. Jesse Umali became the first medical technologist graduate

• Summer: Mr Avelino Oliva and Ms Adoracion Yutuc also graduated

1957

Dr Antonia Gabriel and Dr Gustavo Reyes of UST, faculty of pharmacy offered pharmacy graduates an elective course leading to Medical Technology

1962

• First batch of Medical Technology graduates from Centro Escolar University

• Pioneering efforts of Mrs. Purficacion Sunico-Suaco

1963

• First Medical Technology graduates from Far Eastern University

• FEU started its School of Medical Technology in 1961 through the efforts of Dr. Horacio Ylagan and Dr. Serafin Juliano

1975

UTS offering Master of Science in Medical Technology in 1975

1987

Philippine Women’s University-MSMT