The Institute for Biomedical Sciences (IBS) is the administrative and academic home for interdisciplinary Ph.D. training in the Biomedical Sciences. Established in 1996 to integrate our partner institutions, including the George Washington University Medical Center, the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and The Children’s National Medical Center, we bring together a wealth of teaching and research opportunities for the outstanding matriculating graduate student. The IBS has approximately 100 faculty members who participate in the three graduate programs in which the student may choose to earn a Ph.D. The IBS oversees a core curriculum and assists the student in navigating their first year of graduate training while he or she selects a Ph.D. Program and explores the research opportunities available for dissertation projects. After the student has chosen a Ph.D. Program, and has a program-specific academic advisor and research mentor, the role of the IBS becomes one of facilitation and integration. Our current student enrollment numbers approximately 80.