Dr. Donald M. Mitchell, associate clinical professor of Medicine and Clinical Associate, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, presents the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society Award to Ms. T. Hodge for the highest marks going into second year.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Donald M. Mitchell was born 4 August 1922 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. He attended the University of Saskatchewan as an undergraduate and received his MD in 1946 at the University of Manitoba. He served in several capacities at the University of Manitoba, with a special interest in rehabilitation. Dr. Mitchell was a research fellow in rheumatology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He became a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, a Fellow of The American College of Physicians, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Commencing with his fellowship in rheumatology, he sustained a growing interest in the epidemiology of chronic, crippling arthritis. His studies and publications include research into the clinical characteristics, management systems, and both public and professional education systems related to the disease. In 1954 Dr. Mitchell settled in Saskatoon and began a rheumatology practice. He joined the faculty of the Department of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan as a clinical teacher in 1955. He established a rheumatic disease unit and a data recording and retrieval system at the U of S. Dr. Mitchell was co-author of the book The Development of Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis (1986). Two years later, Dr. Mitchell died on 11 May 1988 at age 66.