History of Medical Technology Profession & Codes of Ethics

Vocabulary flashcards reviewing key historical figures, dates, milestones, and ethical principles in the Medical Technology profession in global and Philippine contexts.

Vivian Herrick

Believed medical technology traces back to 1550 B.C. based on early writings mentioning intestinal parasites like Taenia and Ascaris, as well as the Ebers Papyrus.

Ebers Papyrus

An early writing noted by Vivian Herrick that contains descriptions of the three stages of hookworm infection.

Professor M. Ruth Williams

Author of 'An Introduction to the Profession of Medical Technology' who noted that urinalysis was a fad during the Medieval Period (1096-1438).

Anna Fagelson

Preferred to date medical technology from the 14th century when Mondino de' Liuzzi employed Alessandra Giliani at the University of Bologna.

Alessandra Giliani

An individual employed in the 14th century to perform medical technology tasks who died from a laboratory-acquired infection.

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

17th-century inventor of the first functional microscope who first described red blood cells, saw protozoa, and classified bacteria by shape.

Aniline Dyes

Dyes produced around the middle of the 19th century that made it possible to stain and study bacteria under the microscope.

Dr. Silas Douglas

Started the first laboratory instruction in a chemical laboratory related to medicine at the University of Michigan in 1884.

Dr. William H. Welch

Established a Bellevue Hospital Medical College laboratory in 1878 and became the first professor of pathology at Johns Hopkins University in 1885.

Sir John Scott Burdon-Sanderson

Initiated the use of laboratory animals for experimentation in 1885 and concluded in 1887 that laboratory methods in Clinical Medicine elucidate pathological problems.

Manual of Clinical Diagnosis

A 1908 laboratory guide published by Dr. James C. Todd, later published with Dr. Arthur Sanford as 'Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods'.

Insurance Act of 1911

Act approved in 1911 that formally accepted laboratory science as the basis of disease diagnosis.

26th Medical Laboratory of the 6th United States Army

Laboratory unit that introduced medical technology to the Philippines at the end of World War II, located at 208 Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila.

Dr. Alfredo Pio de Roda

Bacteriologist who preserved the remnants of the 26th Medical Laboratory and formally organized the Public Health Laboratory on October 1, 1945.

Dr. Prudencia C. Sta. Ana

Co-conducted training for medical technicians starting in February 1947 and was instructed in 1954 to prepare a formal six-month training syllabus.

Mrs. Willa Hilgert-Hedrick

Founder of Medical Technology Education in the Philippines who prepared the course curriculum and established the first school of Medical Technology in 1953.

Mrs. Antoinette McKelvey

Trained under Dr. Papanicolou and joined Mrs. Hedrick in putting up the first complete laboratory in the Philippines at Manila Sanitarium & Hospital.

Jesse Umali

The first graduate of the Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology course from Philippine Union College in March 1955.

Mrs. Purificacion Sunico-Suaco

Pioneered the offering of the Medical Technology course at Centro Escolar University and served as the dean of the school from 1960 to 1963.

Dr. Horacio A. Ylagan

Pioneered the Far Eastern University School of Medical Technology with Dr. Serafin J. Juliano in 1961 and served as its Technical Director.

Republic Act No. 5527

Known as 'The Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969', defining and regulating the practice of Medical Technology in the Philippines.

PRBMT Resolution No. 72 (Series of 2022)

The latest revised Code of Ethics of the Medical Technology Profession promulgated by the Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology.

Crisanto Almario

Recognized as the 'Father of PAMET' who initiated the standardization and upgrading of the medical technology practice in the Philippines.

PAMET

Philippine Association of Medical Technologists, Inc., the national accredited professional organization of registered Medical Technologists in the Philippines founded on September 15, 1963.

Charlemagne Tamondong

The first President of PAMET, elected during the first national convention on September 20, 1964.

Presidential Decree No. 223

Law approved on June 22, 1973, that created the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and officially recognized PAMET as the accredited professional organization.