Dr. Brugge-Hutchings is serving as our consultant in the development and implementation of the Research Training Program for Residents and Fellows in the Graduate Medical Education Program at Arnot Ogden Medical Center.   She has an extensive background in academic medicine and research.  After obtaining her medical degree, simultaneously as she received a master’s degree in Medical Neurobiology, she then completed her residency training in psychiatry at the University of California in San Diego (UCSD).   She was recruited into their Physician Scientist Training Program, which she began simultaneously as she was completing her residency training.  Subsequently, she completed this research training in the Department of Neurosciences at UCSD.   Thereafter, she held a number of faculty positions at major universities supervising medical students, residents and fellows in clinical care and in research.  Her research program was in an area of the Neurosciences.  Her research program was funded by over a half millions dollars of grants and awards that Dr. Brugge-Hutchings received from major agencies and organizations, such as the National Institute of Aging and the National Institute on Neurological and Developmental Disorders, among other sources.   Additionally, she has years of experience with clinical drug trial research and development through her work at the Food and Drug Administration.  Over the years, Dr. Brugge-Hutchings has also provided direct clinical care that often included supervising residents and medical students.   More recently she moved to the Finger Lakes area for personal reasons and we are grateful to have her here to lead and guide us with developing and implementing our exciting research training program for residents and fellows at AOMC.