M2: HISTORY OF MLS Flashcards
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- traces the beginning of medical technology in 1550 BC
- first documented records of parasites/parasitic infections
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Herrick
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- first accounted records of intestinal parasitic infections caused by ascaris lumbricoides and taenia species
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Ebers papyrus
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- hindu physician who described diabetes as characterized by the passage of a large amount of urine.
- madhumeha from diabetes patients is sweet and can attract black ants
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Sushruta
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- greek physician/author of the Hippocratic oath
- described four humors in the human body
- the appearance of bubbles, blood, and pus in urine indicated kidney disease and chronic illnesses
- adopted a triad of drugs, surgery, and bloodletting in treating diseases and infection
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Hippocrates
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- diabetes as “diarrhea of urine”
- established the relationship between fluid intake and urine
volume
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Galen
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- believes that medical technology began in the medieval period.
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Williams
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- diagnosis by ‘water casting’ (uroscopy) was widely practiced.
- urinalysis became commonplace w/ exaggerated zeal, urine specimens in decorative flasks.
- physicians who failed to examine the urine samples were subjected to public beatings.
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medieval period
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prefers to date the profession’s beginnings to the 14th century
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Fagelson
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- hired at the University of Bologna by Mondino de’ Liuzzi, an Italian doctor, to perform some tests and other tasks in the laboratory.
- unfortunately died from a laboratory-acquired disease in 1326
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Gillani
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- became renowned for his exploration of embryology and physiology of the glands and the viscera.
- regarded as the founding father of modern anatomic pathology
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Malpighi
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- established the world’s first pathology laboratory
- First scientist/physician of the time who emphasized the study of the manifestation of diseases and infections, which are visible at the cellular level using a microscope.
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Virchow
12
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- established the first hospital-attached clinical laboratory in Munich, Germany
- the clinical laboratory he established was described to be well-conceived with a chemical, a physical, and a
bacteriological department, a working library, and rooms for practical courses and the examination of
patients.
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Ziemssen
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hospital Established the position of “Chemist-Microscopist” whose duties included assisting with autopsies
- include yr
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Massachusetts General Hospital (1847)
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- was employed as the Chemist-Microscopist. separating the duties of the hospital microscopist and the hospital chemist.
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- include yr
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Bacon Jr. (1854)
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- became the hospital microscopist.
- He is the first in the hospital to significantly utilize the
microscope in examining specimens leading to a diagnosis - include yr
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Ellis (1855)
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- Opened a teaching laboratory at Bellevue Medical College (New York University Medical School) after studying several German laboratories.
- He gave the first laboratory course in pathology offered in an American Medical School
- Became the first physician recruited to be a professor at Johns Hopkins University in 1886
- include yr
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Welch (1878)
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- Established by the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Considered by many as the first legitimate clinical science laboratory in the United States
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William Pepper Laboratory of Clinical Medicine
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Opened the first well-equipped chemical laboratory related to medicine, where Dr. Douglas (unspecified) was
the first to give laboratory instructions.
*Note: Cardona et al. (2015) reports this laboratory as the first clinical laboratory set-up in the U.S
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University of Michigan Hospital
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• Opened its clinical laboratory in 1896
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
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a Canadian physician and professor, established ward laboratories at the Johns Hopkins Hospital where routine tests were performed by attending physicians.
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- Osler (1898)
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• Located in New York; Established its own clinical laboratory headed by Dr. Simon Flexner
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Rockefeller Institute
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- wrote a book entitled Clinical Diagnosis: A Manual of Laboratory Methods, which described the techniques and procedures of the laboratory tests available then
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Todd
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- edited the book authored by Todd. The said book was later named as Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and
Management by Laboratory Methods
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Henry
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- passed a law requiring all hospitals and institutions to have complete laboratory facilities with full-time technicians, which gave laboratory services a chance to be fully recognized and widely utilized.
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Pennsylvania State Legislature
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• Physicians with knowledge on laboratory work began to teach their assistants to do some tests for them
• Faced with reductions in medical staff because America entered into, hospitals started hiring and
training women to become laboratory technicians
World War I
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• Called for the development of a method that would certify medical technologists on a national scale
• Published The Demand for and Training of Laboratory Technicians that included a description of the first
formal training course in Medical Technology
Kolmer
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• Proposed the establishment of schools for the proper training of laboratory technicians and for the organization of a laboratory examining board to pass on their qualifications for employment
Gradwohl
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• Founded in 1922 to encourage the maintenance of the status of clinical pathologists
• Also established the code of ethics for technicians and technologists stating that these allied health
professionals should work under the supervision of a physician and refrain from making oral or written diagnoses and advising physicians on how patients should be treated
American Society for Clinical Pathology
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Originally formed as a subgroup of ASCP, it helped recognize
| non-physician clinical laboratory scientists as autonomous professionals.
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
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First to offer a degree program in medical technology in 1923
University of Minnesota
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Medical technologists in the United States sought professional recognition from the government for their
educational qualifications through licensure laws
- yr
1950's
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- during the onslaught of World War II, U.S. bases were set up in Leyte and members of the U.S. healthcare
team were brought to the country to serve their wounded soldiers and civilians
- Established on Quiricada Street, Sta. Cruz, Manila
- it provided a one-year training program for high school graduates to work as laboratory
technicians
- month and yr
• 26th Medical Laboratory of the 6th Infantry of the U.S. Army (Feb 1944)
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* Filipino doctor who was a former staff of the 26th Medical Laboratory and a well-known bacteriologist
* Preserved the remains of the laboratory with the help of Dr. Mariano Icasiano
Roda
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Dr. de Roda, with the help of Dr. Prudencio Sta. Ana, formally re-established the laboratory
- full date
October 1, 1945:
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- Dr. de Roda and Dr. Sta. Ana offered a training program to high school and paramedical graduates who
were interested in working as medical technicians
- The training program was initially unsuccessful because no certificates were issued to the trainees, and
the duration of the training was not set.
- Dr. de Roda recognized the problems and instructed Dr. Sta. Ana to prepare a formal syllabus
- yr
1947
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Conducted a six-month training course with certification
Dr. de Roda, Dr. Sta. Ana, and Dr. Tirso Briones
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Offered the first four-year Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology program in the Philippines
• Founders credited for the development of the first Medical Technology program
-with year
Philippine Union College and Manila Sanitarium Hospital (1954)
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With the help of Mrs. Antoinette McKelvey, prepared the course curriculum and established the first complete laboratory in microbiology, parasitology, and histopathology at the Manila
Sanitarium Hospital
Hedrick
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The then president of the Philippine Union College
Magsaysay
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President of the North Philippine Mission of Seventh Day Adventists and director of the Bureau of Education
Warren
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First student to graduate in Medical Technology from the Philippine Union College in 1956
Umali
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* 1957: Started offering medical technology as an elective subject to pharmacy students
* 1961: Medical technology was recognized as an official program with the first three years as a three year academic course and the fourth year as an internship program
. University of Santo Tomas
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* 1966: SLU started offering Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology
* 1970: The Imelda R. Marcos Clinical Laboratory opened to offer training for medical technology interns
* 1971: BSMT was recognized and approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports (MECS)
Saint Louis University
