AOA president visits with ATSU-SOMA on Mesa campus

AOA president visits with ATSU-SOMA on Mesa campus

American Osteopathic Association (AOA) President Teresa A. Hubka, DO, FACOOG, FACOG, CS, visited with first-year A.T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) students on Friday, Nov. 1, as part of her visit with the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOOG).

ATSU's Mesa, Arizona, campus hosted the ACOOG for a variety of informative sessions as part of their annual meeting, which Dr. Hubka was attending. In between sessions, Dr. Hubka took the time to participate in a Q&A lunch session with ATSU-SOMA students.

When asked to give a single piece of advice to first-year students, Dr. Hubka said, "Engage in your college. And when I say engage, you've got great faculty, you've got great leadership, you've got each other, and really dig into that. That's your community; that's the group of individuals that will help you through. Get involved in your clubs, get involved with the student government. This is your home. This is your base, your foundation.

"You chose this university. You chose osteopathic medicine. Now get the most out of it that you can. You have four years," she added. "Every step of the way, live it, breathe it, be it."