Development of Medical

Technology
Early Beginning

460 BC
Hippocrates(father of Medicine) described 4 humors as
disposition of diseases
1. Blood
2. Phlegm
3. Yellow Bile (urine)
4. Black Bile
VIVIAN HERRICK
⮚Traces the beginning of medical technology back to 1550 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
⮚An introduction to the profession of Medical Technology
⮚Believes that 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.
ANTOINE VAN LEEUWENHOEK
(1632-1723) 17th Century

⮚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.
18th Century
• 1800
Dr. William Occam
Searched & found the answer to
the diagnosis of his patients by
several means and parts of this
process of collecting evidence was
investigation in the laboratory
• Apothecaries Act of 1815
Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt
Development of physical findings
before and after death in
establishing anatomical pathology
and later in adding bacteriology to
the elucidation of the cause of
disease and laboratory
examinations
19th Century
⮚Aniline Dyes were used in staining microorganisms
⮚Bacterial staining and microscopic study on bacteria were made
possible.

Through the influence of Germany this new science was then known
to Greece, Japan, Turkey, England & United States
ESTABLISHMENT OF LABORATORIES
1844
FIRST LABORATORY (Chemical Laboratory)
⮚ Established at the University of Michigan by Dr. Silas Douglas
⮚ Dr. Douglas pioneered laboratory instruction in this well-equipped laboratory

1854
Medical College of St. Bartholomew

1858
University College at Cambridge

1878
Dr. William H. Welch
⮚ established another laboratory at the BELLEVUE HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE.
⮚ The first laboratory course in pathology offered in an American Medical School (Dr. Simon Flexner)

1885
Dr. Welch became the first professor of pathology at John Hopkins University

1885-1887
Sir John Scott Burdon-Sanderson: Clinical medicine elucidates pathological problems
FIRST CLINICAL LABORATORY

⮚Opened in 1896 at JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL by DR. WILLIAM

⮚In this laboratory, routine examinations were carried out,

special attention being given to the search for malarial
parasites in the blood.

⮚A clinical laboratory was also opened at the UNIVERSITY OF

PENNSYLVANIA in 1896 (WILLIAM PEPPER LABORATORY)

Boston, Baltimore, New York, and in many other cities

1908
DR. JAMES C. TODD

⮚wrote the book : A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS

⮚Retitled “ CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS BY LABORATORY METHODS” by Dr. Todd
and Dr. Arthur Sanford.
⮚Now published under the editorship of Davidson and Henry when the
authors died
1911
Insurance Act

1915
State Legislature of Pennsylvania

1940
US required a 2-year collegiate education and a twelve-month actual
training in the laboratory for the preparation of its practice

1950
A standard curriculum was formalized in preparation for a Bachelor of
Science degree
HISTORY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IN
THE PHILIPPINES
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE WAS INTRODUCED BY THE 26TH MEDICAL
LABORATORY OF THE 6TH US ARMY

#208 Quiricada St. Sta. Cruz, Manila

The training of high school graduates to work as laboratory technicians was

started February 1944
 1945
• THE US ARMY LEFT in JUNE
• Endorsed it to the NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
• The Department rendered the laboratory non-functional for
sometime.
DR. ALFREDO PIO DE RODA

With Dr. Mariano Icasiano as his assistant and who was then the MANILA
CITY HEALTH OFFICER.
OCTOBER 1,1945
• organized PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY from the remnants of the
deserted laboratory.
1954 (Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana)
- syllabus of training (6mos. with COC)
Medical Technology Education in the
Philippines
Mrs. Willa Hilgert-Hedrick (American Medical Practitioner, Missionary – Seventh-day
Adventist)
Dr. Rueben Manalaysay (president, Philippine Union College)
Rev. Merritt Warren (North Philippine Union Mission of the Seventh-Day Adventist
Church)
Dr. Manuel Carreon (Bureau of Public schools from Bureau of Education)
Decided that Mrs. Hedrick will do the course curriculum and put up the FIRST
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL UIN THE PHILIPPINES

Mrs. Antoinette Mckelvey (New York)

1954
Manila Sanitarium and Hospital & the Philippine Union College
Five-year curriculum leading to the degree of BSMT approved by the Bureau of
Education
March 1955
PUC produced its first graduate, Dr. Jesse Umali, now a successful OB-Gynecologist and a well
known owner of Omega Laboratories at Vito Cruz
In summer 1955: Mr. Avelino Oliva & Ms. Adoracion Yutuc

S.Y. 1957-1958
• Dr. Antonio Gabriel and Dr. Gustavo Reyes of the FACULTY of
Pharmacy, University of Sto. Tomas offered medical technology as an
elective subject to 4th and 5th year B.S. Pharmacy students.
1960
(3rd year MT course)
(4th year internship) – June 12, 1961
• Many schools followed to offer B.S. Medical Technology
course.
• DECS and CHED – 91 colleges and universitites offering the
course.
• University of the Philippines
> Offers a similar course but the degree being conferred in B.S.
Public Health
POST GRADUATE STUDIES

• Offered to B.S. Medical Technology graduates

MS in Medical Technology
• UST Graduate School in 1975
• Philippine Women’s University in 1987
• Manila Central University
MS in Public Health(one year, non thesis degree)
• University of the Philippines
HARD WORK
RENDERS
GOOD RESULTS