medical discoveries

  • 1249

    Roger bacon invents spectacles

  • 1543

    the idea of Human anatomy published

  • Microscope was invented

    invented by Zacharias Jannssen
  • Anton can Leeuwenhoek discovered blood cells

  • Anton can Leeuwenhoek first observes bacteria

  • fist vaccine for any disease

    development for a vaccine for smallpox
  • stethoscope was invented

    created by Rene Larnnec
  • first successful transfusion of human blood

  • Elizabeth Blackwell: first woman to get a medical degree

  • discovery of germs being responsible for disease.

  • Germ theory of disease

  • Wilhelm Conrad discovered X-rays

  • Discovery of bacterial viruses

    Based on NIH: This discovery is the reason why medical disinfection is mandatory.
  • the first band-aid

  • Inculin first used to treat diabedies

  • first board of trustees meeting

  • Practice of CPR

  • First permanent ACSM office

    Grover W. Mueller established this in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • The term RICE

    Rest, ice, compression, and elevation.
  • American College of Sports Medicine Foundation, Inc. becomes a registered corporation