History in USA Flashcards
Medical Technology started when an Italian doctor employed
Alessandra Giliani
invented the compound microscope
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
the greatest of the early microscopist
Marcelo Malpighi
one of the youngest medical specialists
Rudolf Virchow
one of the youngest medical specialists
Rudolf Virchow
Rudolf Virchow described what disease
Leukemia
performed the first quantitative test for urine sugar 19th century-emergence of clinical laboratories
Herman Fehling
offered the 1st course in pathology
William H. Welch
William H. Welch established lab in the
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
when was the lab in the bellevue hospital medical college established?
1878
where did welch first teach pathology
John Hopkins University
The lab on University of Pennsylvania opened in
1896
Manual of Clinical Diagnosis was written by
James C. Todd
became the standard reference for laboratories.
Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods
An event that played an important Factor in the growth of clinical labs and produced a great demand for technicians.
WW1
one of the 1st schools for training workers
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota issued a course bulletin entitled:
“courses in Medical Technology for clinical and laboratory Technicians”
“courses in Medical Technology for clinical and laboratory Technicians” was created on
1992
marked effect on lab medicine,
use of blood increased - blood transfusion
WW2
what system to collect blood developed in WW2
closed system
In ww2 Lab medicine certainly moved into
the era of sophistication
Two important events that paved the way for Medical laboratory practice in the Philippines
The opening of Suez Canal
The outbreak of World War II
1895 which university and who opened a Laboratory of Clinical Medicine to highlight the service role of clinical laboratories
University of Pennsylvania’s William Pepper
year - John Kolmer - Certification of Medical Technology nation scale
1918
year - administrative units of clinical laboratories in large hospitals were directed by a chief physician
1920
year - (ASCP) was founded of encouraging the cooperation between Physicians and Clinical Pathologist
1922
ASCP stands for
American Society for Clinical Pathology
year - Medical Technology in the US sought professional recognition from the government of their educational qualifications thru licensure laws
1950
