‘The care was very unique and different’ – OB/GYN specialist takes the helm of AOA

Medical Economics July 29, 2024
Richard Payerchin

Getting to know Teresa A. Hubka, DO, new president of the American Osteopathic Association.

Teresa A. Hubka, DO, FACOOF, FACOG, CS, was installed this month as the 128th president of the American Osteopathic Association, and the organization’s second female president.

Hubka’s term coincides with the 150th anniversary of Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO, developing a patient-centered approach to care in April 1874. Osteopathic medicine now accounts for more than 11% of all physicians and 25% of all medical students in the United States, according to AOA. The association currently represents more than 197,000 doctors of osteopathic medicine and medical students.

In her inaugural address July 24, Hubka credited support and inspiration her family, particularly her father, the late Verne Robert...

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