Congratulations to 2024-25 AppleSeed Resident Teaching Award recipients Alice Darling, MD; Hannah Kelly, MD; and Madeline Thornton, MD, MPH. They are recognized for outstanding performance as educators and mentors and were selected by a vote by Duke medical students “because they not only exceeded expectations of medical pedagogy, but have shown genuine passion for training the next generation of doctors…”
The AppleSeed Resident Teaching Award was created by Duke medical students in an effort to recognize, support and reward exceptional teaching and mentoring by house staff. The awards are presented annually to no more than 10% of the total residency classes, and are designed to highlight their positive impact upon education.
The program co-chairs conduct the AppleSeed voting process at the conclusion of each clerkship block, tallying these results to determine the house staff awardees in each department and presenting the awards. To present the awards and ensure that the house staff members are recognized accordingly, these co-chairs work closely with the faculty clerkship coordinators and residency program directors.