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    BRIEF HISTORY OF MEDICAL TEACHNOLOGY EDUCATION

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    PRINCIPLES OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE 1

    MR. NATHANIEL VERON M. CASAMINA, RMT, ASCP

    History of
    MEDICAL
    TECHNOLOGY
    Education in
    the Philippines
    By: Flores, John Sandi A.
    Milar, Katherine Shyle M.
    MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
    \ 'me-di-kēl \ \ tech-nol-ó-gy \

    Branch of medicine concerned with the


    performance of laboratory determinations
    and analysis use in the diagnosis and
    treatment of diseases and maintenance of
    Health.
    - Anne Fagelson
    Brief History of Medical Technology in the Philippines
    • Medical Technology in the Philippines was introduced by the 26th Medical
    Infantry of the 6th U.S. Army

    • June 1943 when U.S. Army left

    • Dr. Pio de Roda organized Manila Public Health Laboratory from the remnants
    of the US Armys and eventually established Medical laboratory syllabus training
    program for high school graduates but it didn't last.

    • The First well established institution that offers B.S Degree course of Medical
    Technology is the Philippine Union College (Adventist University of the
    Philippines) and Manila Santinarium

    • The Medical Technology Education was founded by Mrs. Willa Hilgert Hedrick
    an American Medical practitioner and Missionary of Seventh Day Adventist
    Church in the Philippines
    Pioneering School that Offers
    Medical Technology Course
    in the Philippines
    1954
    Philippine Union College of Baesa
    • First to offer BS Medical Technology

    • Dr. Jesse Umali was its first graduate after 2 years-


    Now called “Adventist University of the Philippines”,
    the course offer was made possible through the
    help of its sister institution Manila Sanitarium
    Hospital, now “Manila Adventist Medical Center”
    1957-1958
    University of Santo Tomas
    • Dr. Antonio Gabriel and Dr. Gustavo Reyes of UST
    offered MT as an elective to pharmacy students. Due
    to its popularity, it was decided to be offered it as a
    course

    1960
    Centro Escolar University
    • CEU offered MT course.
    • First batch graduated in 1962
    • Mrs. Purificacion Sunico-Suaco made a feasibility
    study for the offering of the BSMT course, it was
    duly approved by the university president, Carmen
    de Luna
    1962-1962
    Far Eastern University
    • Dr. Horacio Ylagan and Dr. Serafin Juliano
    applied for the offering of BSMT course in
    FEU which was approved in 1962.
    • First batch graduated in 1963

    University of the Philippines


    • Offers the same course but the degree is
    conferred to as B.S. Public Health
    References:
    CourseHero, (n. d.). January 9 1945 first clinical laboratory in the
    Philippine at Quiricada St Sta Retrieved from
    https://www.coursehero.com/file/p7q74sub/January-9-1945-First-
    clinical-laboratory-in-the-Philippines-at-Quiricada-St-Sta/

    StoDocu, (n. d.). History of Medical Technology in the Philippines.


    Retrieved from https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/our-lady-of-
    fatima-university/introduction-to-medical-
    technology/summaries/history-of-medical-technology-in-the-
    philippines/2726187/view

    Guadalquiver, (2013). History of mt laws and code of ethics.


    Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/ephyloveslav/history-of-mt-
    laws-and-code-of-ethics

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