Bill Text: IL SR1034 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Teresa A. Hubka, D.O. on her election as national president of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-05-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR1034 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR1034-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
congratulate Teresa A. Hubka, D.O. of Chicago on the occasion
of her election as national president of the American
Osteopathic Association (AOA); and
WHEREAS, The AOA represents more than 186,000 osteopathic
physicians and medical students; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hubka's election as the 128th national
president of the AOA marks the first time in the
organization's history that an Illinois doctor has been
elected; she is also the organization's first OB-GYN to be
president and only the second woman to serve in this role; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hubka has previously served the AOA in a
number of positions, including as a member on the Board of
Trustees since 2013; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hubka received her undergraduate degree in
biochemistry and nutrition science from the University of
California, Davis and her Master of Science in Biology and
Clinical Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport in
Connecticut; she earned her osteopathic medical degree from
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine

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(DMU-COM) in Des Moines, Iowa; she then completed an
osteopathic internship at Atlantic City Medical Center in New
Jersey, followed by a residency in obstetrics and gynecologic
surgery at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Chicago,
Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hubka is the founder and medical director of
Comprehensive Wellness Care, LLC, a practice specializing in
reproductive health; she has been in private practice in the
Lincoln Park area of Chicago since 1994; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hubka is a clinical professor and the
department chair of OB-GYN at Midwestern University/Chicago
College of Osteopathic Medicine; she is also an adjunct
professor at DMU-COM, and she currently serves as a faculty
member and instructor for the Basic and Advanced Life Support
in Obstetrics courses; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hubka has acquired a number of accolades,
including receiving the American College of Osteopathic
Obstetricians and Gynecologists Distinguished Service Award in
2014 and being named Alumnus of the Year for DMU in 2014; she
was also named a "top doctor" in women's healthcare in Chicago
Magazine's annual series several times between 2010 to 2023;
and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Hubka will be inaugurated as national
president of the AOA in Chicago on July 20, 2024; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Teresa
A. Hubka, D.O. on her election as national president of the
American Osteopathic Association (AOA); and be it further