[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 151 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1184]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROGRAM IN BIOMEDICAL 
                                SCIENCES

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 19, 2019

  Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 20th 
anniversary of the Program in Biomedical Sciences at the University of 
Michigan Medical School.
  In 1999, the Program in Biomedical Sciences (PIBS) at the University 
of Michigan Medical School was established to offer students a unique 
flexibility in their academic pursuits. As an interdisciplinary 
gateway, the program allows students to access 14 different Ph.D. 
programs through one application. Although students can immediately 
begin training in one program, PIBS is designed to give students the 
opportunity to immerse themselves in a variety of different research 
rotations to find their ideal mentor and project match. Based on their 
discovered research interests and the help of over 500 faculty members, 
program directors, and academic advisors, students choose a permanent 
program to continue by the end of their first PIBS year, sometimes in a 
far different research area than originally anticipated.
  The biomedical sciences are demanding disciplines, but PIBS has made 
the fields of study less daunting for many students who have entered 
its Ph.D. programs. Throughout the past two decades, PIBS has been 
helping students become more confident in their career paths by 
allowing them to take the time to cultivate their interests and explore 
different opportunities to discover their research passions. Thanks to 
the program, countless students have been trained to guide the nation 
in scientific discovery, truly becoming the leaders and best.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the Program 
in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School for 
its significant work in the biomedical sciences. For twenty years, PIBS 
has played a fundamental role in educating our nation's sharpest minds.

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