Definition of Medical Technology - Founder of the Medical

in Philippine Medical Technology Technology education in the

Act Philippines.
- She was an American Seventh
- An auxiliary branch of
Day Adventist missionary to the
laboratory medicine which deals
Philippines and marred to Dr.
with the examination of various
Hedrick, the first Medical
chemical, microscopic,
internist of the Manila
bacteriologic, and other medical
Sanitarium and Hospital (now
procedures, technique which
Manila Adventist Medical
will aid the physician in the
Center).
diagnosis, study and treatment
of disease in the promotion of DR. PRUDENCIA STA. ANA (1954)
health in general
- a six-month laboratory training
26TH MEDICAL LABORATORY OF with certificate upon completion
THE 6TH U.S. ARMY was given to trainees and Dr.
Sta. Ana prepared the syllabus
- Introduced medical technology
of the training program
practice at the end of World
War II PHILIPPINE UNION COLLEGE
- Established Manila Public Health
- offered the first four-year B.S.
Laboratory
degree in Medical Technology
MANILA PUBLIC HEALTH with Manila Sanitarium (Manila
LABORATORY Adventist Medical Center) in
1954
- First clinical laboratory in the
Philippines JESSE UMALI
- Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila
- the first person who graduated
- The laboratory offered training
Medical Technology at
programs to high school
Philippine Union College
graduates as early as February
- OB-Gyne practitioner and was
1994
an owner of Omega
DR. PIO DE RODA Laboratories
- Formally organized the Manila UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
Public Health Laboratory with
- Dr. Antonio Gabriel together
the help of the assiramcd of Dr.
with Dr. Gustavo Reyes, offered
Mariano Icasiano who was then
Medical Technology as an
the Manila City Health Officer in
elective subject to 4th and 5th
October 1, 1945.
year B.S Pharmacy students in
- Revised the training of high
1957
school graduated to work as
- In June 17,1967, Fr. Lorenzo
medical technicians with Dr.
Dominguez decided to offer
Prudencia Sta. Ana in 1947
Medical Technology as a course
MRS. WILLA HILGERT HEDRICK since it was popilar among
(1953) pharmacy students
 - In June 1960, a temporary the training of medical officers
permit was issued by the DepEd in the Philippine Health Service
for first to third year in UST - The name of the school was
- In June 14, 1961, the permit for originally called as ‘School of
the internship program was Sanitation and Public Health’
issued and full recognition of but was later changed to
the 4-year B.S. Medical College of Public Health in 1986
Technology course was given
CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY
- Followed in 1960 through the
pioneering efforts of Mrs.
Purification Sunico-Suaco who
was granted by the unversity
president, Carmen de Luna, to
work on the feasibility of
offering the medical technology
course in the university.
- In 1962, they had their first
medical technology graduates
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY
- FEU started offering B.S.
Medical Technology under the
college of medicine in 1961 who
were by then initiated by
Horacio A. Ylagan and Serafin J.
Juliano.
- FEU School of Medical
Technology open in 1962 under
the join auspices of the Institute
of Medicine (NRMF) and
Institute of Arts and Sciences
(IAS)
- The university produced its first
graduates in 1963
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
(MANILA)
- The university offers the similar
course but the degree conferred
is B.S. Public Health
- The college was established in
June 1927 as a unit of the
University of the Philippines for