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DR. DONALD C. BALFOUR AWARDED DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL | JAMA | JAMA Network: June 18, 1955 DR. DONALD C. BALFOUR AWARDED DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL JAMA. 1955;158(7):567. doi:10.1001/jama.1955.02960070043013 Full Text This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Each year since 1938 at its Annual Meeting the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association has chosen an outstanding physician to receive its Distinguished Service medal. The Board of Trustees submits three names to the House, and the final selection is made from these. This year in Atlantic City Dr. Donald C. Balfour of Rochester, Minn., was chosen for his contribution to the field of general surgery. Because Dr. Balfour was unable to be pre sent at the meeting to receive the award in person, the gold Distinguished Service medal was accepted for him by his son, Dr. William Balfour, also of Rochester. Dr. Balfour was born on August 22, 1882, in Toronto, Canada, and received the M.B. degree from the University of Toronto in 1906 and his M.D. from the same university in 1914. He began the practice of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in 1907 and First Page Preview View Large