Outstanding Achievements, Award Recipients Recognized

Pictured, top row, left to right: Angela Rutkowski, MD; Hannah Kelly, MD; Katherine Fitch, MD. Bottom row, left to right: Margareta Montoya, MSN, WHNP-BC; and Amber Jarvis, MD.
Pictured, top row, left to right: Angela Rutkowski, MD; Hannah Kelly, MD; Katherine Fitch, MD. Bottom row, left to right: Margareta Montoya, MSN, WHNP-BC; and Amber Jarvis, MD.

As our academic year comes to a close, we celebrate the exceptional achievements of those training at Duke, and the commitment of their mentors and educators.

Education Awards Presented

On June 3, trainees and educators were recognized for exceptional teaching and support of learners in the department with the following awards:

  • Outstanding Intern Student Teaching Award: Angela Rutkowski, MD
  • Outstanding Resident Student Teaching Award: Hannah Kelly, MD
  • Outstanding Fellow Student Teaching Award: Katherine Fitch, MD
  • Outstanding APP Student Teaching Award: Margareta Montoya, MSN, WHNP-BC
  • APGO Excellence in Medical Student Teaching Award: Amber Jarvis, MD
Alex Norton, MD; MPH; Elana Brotkin, MD, MPH; Spoorthi Kamepalli, MD; and Kelby Hunt, MD, MPH.

Appleseed Resident Teaching Awards

Alex Norton, MD; MPH; Elana Brotkin, MD, MPH; Spoorthi Kamepalli, MD; and Kelby Hunt, MD, MPH (pictured, left to right) were 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.

Top row (left to right): Edith Amponsah, MD, MPH; and Elizabeth Howell, MD. Bottom row (left to right): Hannah Kelly, MD; and Tara Markert, MD. Far right: Lillian Dubiel, MD.
Top row (left to right): Edith Amponsah, MD, MPH; and Elizabeth Howell, MD. Bottom row (left to right): Hannah Kelly, MD; and Tara Markert, MD. Far right: Lillian Dubiel, MD.

Trainees Complete Duke Graduate Medical Education MELT Program

Residents Edith Amponsah, MD, MPH; Tara Markert, MD; and Hannah Kelly, MD; and urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery fellow Elizabeth Howell, MD, have successfully completed the Duke GME Medical Education Leadership Track (MELT) program. MELT provides comprehensive training in clinical teaching and medical education scholarship. The curriculum includes 13 interactive workshops, led by Duke experts, fostering collaboration among participants from diverse specialties.

GME Safety Advocate Award

Resident Lillian Dubiel, MD, was honored with the Duke Graduate Medical Education (GME) Safety Advocate Award for her impact on patient care.

Residents Honored with Top Cord Blood Awards

Two award winners smiling holding certificates.

Congratulations to residents Jaxon Olsen, MD; and Jessie Li-Barton, MD (pictured, left to right), for recognition by the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank (CCBB) for their outstanding efforts. The mission of the CCBB is to build a large, high quality and publicly available inventory of cord blood units to improve the chance of patients finding an adequate donor for transplantation.

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