General History PMLS1 (copy)

Hippocrates

Father of Medicine

Vivian Herrick

Traces the beginning of medical technology back to 1500 BC when intestinal parasites such as TAENIA and ASCARIS were mentioned in early writings.

Ebers papyrus

A book for treatment of diseases contains description of the three stages of hookworm infection.

RUTH WILLIAMS

A medical Technologist Medical technology began from the MEDIEVAL PERIOD (1096-1438) as supported by the fact that urinalysis was a fad.

Early Hindu doctors

made the "SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION" that the urine of certain individuals attract ants, and that such urine has a sweetish taste.

QUACKS

calling themselves doctors reaped fortunes from diagnosing diseases by the appearance of the urine.

ANNE FAGELSON

Unfortunately, this young lady died from a laboratory acquired infection.

ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK

Invented and Improved the compound microscope. The first to describe red blood cells, to see protozoa, and to classify bacteria according to shape. Invention of the microscope led to the rapid progress of microbiology and pathology.

Marcello Malpighi

Described as the "GREATEST" of the early microscopist. His work on embryology and anatomy marked him as "THE FOUNDER OF PATHOLOGY".

 

RUDOLPH VIRCHOW

One of the youngest medical specialists. Founded the ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY in BERLIN in 1847.
recognized as the father of microscopic pathology

HERMANN FEHLING

Performed the FIRST QUANTITATIVE TEST in URINE SUGAR in 1848.

Aniline Dyes

MIDDLE OF 15th century were used in staining microorganisms
Bacterial staining and microscopic study on bacteria were made possible.

University of Michigan

FIRST CHEMICAL LABORATORY Established at what university?

Dr. Douglas

established the first chemical laboratory

Dr. William H. Welch

Established another laboratory at the BELLEVUE HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE. He gave the first laboratory course in pathology offered in an American Medical School.

John Hopkins University

Dr. Welch became the first professor of pathology at what university?

WILLIAM PEPPER LABORATORY

A clinical laboratory was also opened at the UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA in 1896 in named what?

DR. WILLIAM OSLER

He opened a laboratory in 1896 at JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL. In this laboratory, routine examinations were carried out, special attention being given to the search for malarial parasites in the blood.

DR. JAMES C. TODD

Wrote the book : A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS
Retitled " CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS BY LABORATORY METHODS" ,
The book became the standard reference for laboratories

University of Minnesota

One of the First schools for training laboratory workers was established here. A course bulletin titled : "COURSES IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY FOR CLINICAL AND LABORATORY TECHNICIANS" was issued in 1922. They were the FIRST to offer a DEGREE LEVEL PROGRAM in 1923.

MANILA PUBLIC HEALTH

First Clinical Laboratory in the Philippines

QUIRICADA ST., Sta. CRUZ, MANILA

Location of the first laborattory in the Philippines

Dr. Pio De Roda

ORGANIZED MANILA PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY from the remnants of the deserted laboratory.

OCTOBER 1,1945

date where they organized the manila public health from the remnants of the deserted laboratory

Dr. Mariano Icasiano

- dr. pio de roda's assistant and who was then the MANILA CITY HEALTH OFFICER.

Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana

prepared the syllabus for the laboratory training program

PHILIPPINE UNION COLLEGE and MANILA SANITARIUM

The FIRST B.S. Degree course in Medical Technology was offered in these schools

Dr. Jesse Umali

first graduate of BS Medical Technology which is now a sucessful OB-Gynecologist

Dr. Antonio Gabriel and Dr. Gustavo Reyes

2 FACULTY of Pharmacy, University of Sto. Tomas offered medical technology as an elective subject to 4th and 5th year B.S. Pharmacy students.

Rev. Fr. Lorenzo Rodriguez

Decided to offer it as a course because of the popularity of medical technology among pharmacy students.

Willa hilgert-hedrick

founder of medical technology education in the Philippines
Philippine union college - first school to offer 5-year course in medical technology

June 22, 1970

- first organizational meeting of pasmeth which was held at University of Sto. Tomas

Dr. Gustavo Reyes

PASMETH's first president

Crisanto G. Almario

Father of PAMET

Charlemagne Tamondong

he worked for the recognition of PAMET for public acceptance and its for good social standing

Nardito Moraleta

father of profession

Venerable oca

quiz contest participated by different MT schools in the country

Felix Asper

Accredation of PAMET as a Boniface organization with PCR

Carmencita Acedera

- she work on the for the membership of PAMET with the ASEAN Association of Medical Laboratory Technologist

Bernardo Tabaosares

- proclaimed the 3rd week of September as Philippine MT week

Angelina R. Jose

the president with the shortest time of office

Leila M. Florento

“beyond Expectation”

Romeo Joseph J. Ignacio

"medical technologist soar high through V.O.I.C.E"

Hippocrates

Advocated the use of mind and senses as diagnostic tools
He described four humors or body fluids in the human body •1460 B.C.

Urinalysis

oldest lab procedure

Jerusalem Code of 1090

Failure of physicians to examine patient’s urine was punishable by public beatings

15th Century

What Century does the discovery of the different dyes such as the aniline dyes used in staining microorganisms

Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632)

Father of Microbiology

Athanasius Kircher (1646)

• Greatest of the early microscopists

• Blood of patients with plagues contained “worms”

•Jean Baptiste van Helmont (1577-1644)

Introduced the gravimetric analysis of urine by weighing a number of 24-hr urine specimen

Richard Lower (1631-1691)

Investigated and showed that blood transfusion from one animal to another is possible

Frederick Dekkers (1694)

Observed that proteins in the urine precipitated when boiled with acetic acid

John Snow (1854)

studied cholera outbreak in London and brought the situation under control
•How? Due to contaminated water in the Broad Street pump

Louis Pasteur (1861)

studied aerobic and anaerobic bacteria

•(1867) Pasteurization at 55-60°C can prevent wine spoiling

•Developed anthrax vaccine (1881)

Mr. Jesse Umali

first student to graduate from the Philippine Union College (1954)

First to offer a 4-year BSMT through its sister establishment, Manila Sanitarium Hospital