History and Foundations of Medical Technology

Vocabulary flashcards covering key figures, institutions, parasites, and milestones in the global and Philippine history of medical technology.

Ascaris lumbricoides

Large intestinal roundworm. Common cause of soil-transmitted helminthic infection.

Trichuris trichiura

Whipworm, a major soil-transmitted helminth in humans.

Hookworm

Intestinal parasite (Ancylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus) entering through skin, causing anemia.

Soil-Transmitted Helminthic (STH) Infection

Parasitic infection from contaminated soil, involving Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworms.

University of Michigan Chemical Laboratory

First true U.S. chemical laboratory, pioneered laboratory instruction by Dr. Douglas.

Dr. John (J.W.) Douglas

Early American educator who introduced formal laboratory instruction at the University of Michigan.

Dr. William H. Welch

Pathologist who established the first pathology course and became first professor of pathology at Johns Hopkins.

Dr. James C. Todd

Author of the 1908 classic "Manual of Clinical Diagnosis," later "Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods."

Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods

Modern continuation of Todd’s manual; a standard medical laboratory reference.

First Clinical Laboratory (U.S.)

Opened at Johns Hopkins by Dr. William Osler; emphasized routine exams and malarial parasite detection.

William Pepper Laboratory (1896)

Clinical lab at University of Pennsylvania (1896), expanded diagnostic services and research.

Manila Public Health Laboratory

First clinical laboratory in the Philippines (WWII), on Quiricada St., Santa Cruz, Manila.

Dr. Pio de Roda

Filipino physician who reorganized and revitalized the Manila Public Health Laboratory after WWII.

Dr. Mariano C. Icasiano

Manila city health officer who helped re-establish the Manila Public Health Laboratory.

Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana

Prepared the first formal training syllabus for medical laboratory technicians in the Philippines (1954).

Six-Month Laboratory Training Program (1954)

Structured course in Manila Public Health Laboratory (1954) awarding certificates to medical technician trainees.

Philippine Union College (Adventist University of the Philippines)

Institution that offered the first BS in Medical Technology in the Philippines.

Manila Sanitarium and Hospital

Clinical affiliate of Philippine Union College for the pioneering BS Medical Technology program.

Mrs. Willa Hilgert Hedrick

American medical technologist who spearheaded the BS Medical Technology course at Philippine Union College.

Dr. Jesse Umali

First graduate of the BS Medical Technology program in the Philippines (1957-1958).

University of Santo Tomas (UST) Pharmacy Elective

Initial offering of Medical Technology as an elective to 4th and 5th year BS Pharmacy students at UST.

Rev. Fr. Lorenzo Rodriguez

UST dean who converted the Medical Technology elective into a full degree program.

Manila Central University (MCU) 1964

Among the first Philippine schools to offer a full Medical Technology program after UST (1964).

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Dutch tradesman, Father of Microbiology, improved microscope, discovered microorganisms.

Edward Jenner

Father of Immunology; developed the first smallpox vaccine in 1796.

Marie François Xavier Bichat

French anatomist who identified organs by tissue types, groundwork for histology.

Agostino Bassi

Italian scientist who proved microorganisms cause disease (silkworms), dawn of bacteriology.

Louis Pasteur

French chemist/microbiologist who developed rabies/anthrax vaccines and advanced germ theory.

Gregor Mendel

Austrian monk, Father of Genetics, formulated laws of heredity (1866).

Joseph Lister

British surgeon who introduced antiseptic surgery, proving airborne organisms cause infections.

Robert Koch

German physician, presented first photographs of Bacillus anthracis, identified Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Elie Metchnikoff

Russian zoologist who described phagocytes and their role in immunity, Nobel Prize (1908).

Phagocyte

Type of white blood cell that engulfs and digests foreign particles, bacteria, and dying cells.

Ernst von Bergmann

German surgeon who pioneered steam sterilization in surgery, reducing postoperative infections.