Dr. John Caffey, Professor of Radiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, was elected Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Medicine, at its London meeting on May 7, 1957, "in recognition of his distinguished services to science." Dr. Caffey was also elected Honorary Member of the American Orthopedic Association at its June meeting.
New Institute for Rheumatic Fever
On July 1, 1957, LaRabida Jackson Park Sanitarium became an affiliate of The University of Chicago.