{"content":[{"text":"news from the college \n Roya Mirmiran, DPM, FACFAS, \n to Receive 2018 Distinguished \n Service Award \n When Roya Mirmiran, DPM, FACFAS, joined teach and mentor others. Seeing the fruits \n the ACFAS Student Club at the California of their hard work inspired Dr. Mirmiran to \n School of Podiatric Medicine in 1994, little did volunteer with the College. “I made a \n she know that nearly 25 years later, she would commitment that I would do what I could to \n be an established leader in her new profes- promote the profession and my colleagues \n sion. Even more, when she migrated to the at the hospital, local and national levels \n United States, leaving her parents in Iran while giving back to podiatry,” she said. \n nearly 34 years ago, she never imagined that \n She credits her volunteer activities with \n she would be receiving the 2018 ACFAS \n ACFAS for making her a better practitioner, a \n Distinguished Service Award for her selﬂess \n stronger leader and a lifelong learner, and she \n service to the College. \n appreciates the experiences that come with \n Dr. Mirmiran has been an unsung hero in giving back. This past year, Dr. Mirmiran once \n many ACFAS roles including, but not limited again presented a surgical skills workshop to \n to, Clinical Consensus Statements, postgrad- podiatric medical students at Midwestern \n uate/residency aﬀairs, consumer education, University in Glendale, Arizona and hosted \n The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery and two third-year students to attend the 2017 \n president of the ACFAS Big West Region. annual conference. “To see the students’ \n She and her family also donated the Mirmiran excitement as they listened to the clinical \n Family Scholarship in the College’s Legacy sessions and learned from leaders in the \n Fund that provides student scholarships to profession was so rewarding,” she recounts. \n the annual conference. \n Helping these and other podiatric medical \n Through her years of involvement with students and residents succeed reminds Dr. \n ACFAS, Dr. Mirmiran met many volunteer Mirmiran of the many mentors, friends and \n leaders who freely gave their personal time to family members who guided and supported","bbox":{"left":0.058807,"top":0.052444,"width":0.581704,"height":0.672291}},{"text":"her as a student and throughout her career. \n Among them are Drs. Janet Simon, Kathy \n Piatak, Ross Taubman, Albert Burns, Joshua \n Gerbert, Jeﬀ Page and Jeﬀ Robbins. \n “My uncle, who was a general surgeon in Iran, \n as well as my husband and parents, always \n encouraged me to persevere no matter what \n hardships or obstacles came along,” she says. \n “They stood by me despite my having missed \n many family weekends and dinners.” \n Dr. Mirmiran advises those who would like \n to get more involved with the College to \n remember that volunteering is a two-way \n street. This means one donates his or her \n time, skills and expertise while also thinking \n broadly to keep members’ and the entire \n profession’s best interests in mind. “It \n doesn’t matter what committee or task \n we’re assigned—each one of us can make a \n diﬀerence,” she concludes. “As the saying \n goes, ‘Volunteers don’t get paid, not because \n they’re worthless, but because they’re \n priceless.”","bbox":{"left":0.66009,"top":0.246875,"width":0.28104700000000005,"height":0.458656}},{"text":"The ACFAS Board of Directors \n selects the Distinguished Service \n Award winner each year. Dr. \n Mirmiran will accept her award \n during the annual ACFAS Honors \n and Awards Ceremony at ACFAS \n 2018 in Nashville.","bbox":{"left":0.096205,"top":0.769878,"width":0.202604,"height":0.11602800000000013}},{"text":"“ I made a commitment that I would do what I \n could to promote the profession and my \n colleagues at the hospital, local and national \n levels while giving back to podiatry.” \n — Roya Mirmiran, DPM, FACFAS","bbox":{"left":0.349694,"top":0.745963,"width":0.594109,"height":0.160709}},{"text":"06","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.946114,"width":0.018394000000000008,"height":0.02168899999999996}},{"text":"|","bbox":{"left":0.101069,"top":0.948043,"width":0.0038819999999999966,"height":0.018881999999999954}},{"text":"volume 25","bbox":{"left":0.124363,"top":0.947625,"width":0.07327499999999998,"height":0.019406999999999952}},{"text":"issue 2","bbox":{"left":0.207764,"top":0.947625,"width":0.049485,"height":0.019406999999999952}},{"text":"|","bbox":{"left":0.281101,"top":0.948043,"width":0.0038819999999999966,"height":0.018881999999999954}},{"text":"update: news from the american college of foot and ankle surgeon","bbox":{"left":0.304394,"top":0.946733,"width":0.4836460000000001,"height":0.02076699999999998}},{"text":"|","bbox":{"left":0.811891,"top":0.948043,"width":0.003882000000000052,"height":0.018881999999999954}},{"text":"www.acfas.org","bbox":{"left":0.835184,"top":0.947625,"width":0.102657,"height":0.019406999999999952}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.74872,"top":0.041919,"width":0.191373,"height":0.181176}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.74872,"top":0.041919,"width":0.191373,"height":0.181176}]}