Graduate students entering the Program in Biomedical Science (PIBS) at
the University of Michigan are offered flexibility in the choice of any
of the participating Ph.D. programs, while retaining the small, focused
environment of each of the individual training programs. Entering students
can immediately begin training in any of thirteen participating programs,
or take a course of study compatible with several programs. In the meantime,
students engage in research rotations in two to four laboratories of their
choice out of over 300 graduate research mentors available in the thirteen
programs. PIBS has been set up so that students are not required to make
final decisions until the end of their first year on which research laboratory
or training program they will enter.
"The reason that I chose the University of Michigan is it has a great scientific community that is full of brilliant faculty and enthusiastic students who are willing to collaborate and cooperate together to solve today's medical problems."
--PIBS student