Module 1 (Important Dates) Flashcards
Hippocrates (Father of Medicine) and author of Hippocratic Oath (Urine Testing)
300 B.C
First book detailing characteristics of urine
900 A.D
Medical practitioners were not allowed to conduct physical examination
11th Century
Mechanical techniques and cadaver dissections were used
18th Century
Physicians began using machines for diagnosis or therapeutics
19th Century
80% of medical professionals were non-physician
1969
University of Pennsylvania’s William Pepper Laboratory of Clinical Medicine was opened
1985
John Kolmer published the demand for training of laboratory technicians
1918
Administrative units of clinical laboratories in large hospitals were directed by chief physicians and clinical laboratories consisted of 4 to 5 divisions
1920
American Society for clinical pathology (ASCP) was founded
1922
Medical Technologists in the US sought professional recognition through licensure exam
1950s
Spanish empire established manila as their capital
16th Century
Hospital Real in Cebu was moved to Manila to cater Military patients
1565
Franciscans built San Lorenzo Hospital
1578
Hospital De San Juan de Dios was founded for poor Spaniards
1596
Hospital de San Jose was founded in Cavite
1641
Dominicans founded UST
1611
UST established the first faculties of pharmacy and medicine
1871
US army left and endorsed laboratory to National Department of Health and was non operational
June 1945
Dr. Pio de Roda with the help of Dr. Mariano Icasiano reopened the laboratory
October 1945
Bureau of Private education approved of a 4-year course in BSMT
1954
Philippine Union College (Adventist University of the Philippines) absorbed MSHs school of MT
1954
UST offered Medical Technology course as an elective for pharmacy students
1957
Medical Technology was recognized as official program in UST
1961
CEU offered BS Medical Technology
1960
