Non-Clinical Faculty Mentors
The Department of Surgery operates a non-clinical mentorship program for residents seeking additional faculty mentorship beyond their clinical and research mentor relationships.
If you are interested in having a non-clinical mentor, contact Mackenzie Krueger (mackenzie.krueger@nm.org) with the mentor(s) you'd prefer, and she will work with the respective faculty member to confirm their availability.
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Leadership Development
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 0-5
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Financial Planning
 - Discussing Suicide
 - Dating
 - Having a non-physician partner
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 0-5
 - Raising children, 5-10
 
Dr. Feingold's Faculty Profile
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Dealing with a chronic health issue (yourself, kids/partner, parents, etc)
 - Discussing Suicide
 - Care-taking (e.g. elderly parents)
 - Dating
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Raising children, 0-5
 - Raising children, 5-10
 - Raising children, 10-18
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 5-10
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Being a racial/ethnic minority in surgery
 
Dr. Goldstein's Faculty Profile
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Financial Planning
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 0-5
 - Raising children, 5-10
 - Raising children, 10-18
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Raising children, 10-18
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Being a woman in surgery
 - Work-life balance
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Leadership Development
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 0-5
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Being a woman in surgery
 - Verbal/emotional abuse or bullying
 - Work-life balance
 - Dating
 - Long-distance Relationships
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Family Planning
 - Pregnancy
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 0-5
 
Dr. Hungness's Faculty Profile
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Raising children, 10-18
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Being a racial/ethnic minority in surgery
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 10-18
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Being a woman in surgery
 - Being a racial/ethnic minority in surgery
 - Verbal/emotional abuse or bullying
 - Work-life balance
 - Dealing with a chronic health issue (yourself, kids/partner, parents, etc)
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Family Planning
 - Pregnancy
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 5-10
 - Raising children, 10-18
 - Raising children, 18+
 
Dr. Kulkarni's Faculty Profile
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Being a woman in surgery
 - Being a racial/ethnic minority in surgery
 - Verbal/emotional abuse or bullying
 - Work-life balance
 - Financial Planning
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Leadership Development
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Being a woman in surgery
 - Work-life balance
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Family Planning
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 10-18
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Verbal/emotional abuse or bullying
 - Work-life balance
 - Financial Planning
 - Leadership Development
 - Dealing with a chronic health issue (yourself, kids/partner, parents, etc)
 - Discussing Suicide
 - Care-taking (e.g. elderly parents)
 - Long-distance Relationships
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Family Planning
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 0-5
 - Raising children, 5-10
 - Raising children, 10-18
 - Raising children, 18+
 
Dr. Posluszny's Faculty Profile
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 5-10
 - Raising children, 10-18
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Raising children, 0-5
 - Raising children, 5-10
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Leadership Development
 - Care-taking (e.g. elderly parents)
 - Raising children, 5-10
 
Dr. Rodriguez's Faculty Profile
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Being a racial/ethnic minority in surgery
 - Work-life balance
 - Financial Planning
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Family Planning
 - Pregnancy
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 0-5
 - Raising children, 5-10
 - Raising children, 10-18
 
Dr. Schierle's Faculty Profile
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Verbal/emotional abuse or bullying
 - Work-life balance
 - Financial Planning
 - Leadership Development
 - Discussing Suicide
 - Care-taking (e.g. elderly parents)
 - Dating
 - Long-distance Relationships
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Family Planning
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 0-5
 - Raising children, 5-10
 
Dr. Schwulst's Faculty Profile
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Financial Planning
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Family Planning
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 0-5
 - Raising children, 5-10
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Financial Planning
 - Leadership Development
 - Dealing with a chronic health issue (yourself, kids/partner, parents, etc)
 - Care-taking (e.g. elderly parents)
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 10-18
 - Raising children, 18+
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Financial Planning
 - Dealing with a chronic health issue (yourself, kids/partner, parents, etc)
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Family Planning
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 0-5
 - Raising children, 5-10
 - Raising children, 10-18
 - Raising children, 18+
 
Dr. Stulberg's Faculty Profile
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Verbal/emotional abuse or bullying
 - Work-life balance
 - Leadership Development
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Family Planning
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 0-5
 - Raising children, 5-10
 
Dr. Sturgeon's Faculty Profile
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Financial Planning
 - Leadership Development
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Leadership Development
 - Long-distance Relationships
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Being a woman in surgery
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 0-5
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Being a woman in surgery
 - Verbal/emotional abuse or bullying
 - Work-life balance
 - Financial Planning
 - Leadership Development
 - Discussing Suicide
 - Dating
 - Long-distance Relationships
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Family Planning
 - Raising children, 5-10
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Being a woman in surgery
 - Verbal/emotional abuse or bullying
 - Work-life balance
 - Leadership Development
 - Dating
 - Having a non-physician partner
 - Family Planning
 - Pregnancy
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 0-5
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Being a woman in surgery
 - Being a racial/ethnic minority in surgery
 - Being LQBTQIA+ in surgery
 - Verbal/emotional abuse or bullying
 - Work-life balance
 - Dealing with a chronic health issue (yourself, kids/partner, parents, etc)
 - Discussing Suicide
 - Long-distance Relationships
 
Topics I am comfortable discussing:
- Work-life balance
 - Parenting as a surgeon (male or female)
 - Raising children, 18+