Every HMS student is provided an official HMS e-mail account. Because the Medical School and other offices at Harvard send official information and notifications to this designated account, students are responsible for regularly monitoring their Harvard e-mail account for important communications.   Students should also be aware that e-mail is NOT a highly secure form of communication and should never be used to store or transmit high risk confidential information such as patient information, social security number, or any confidential information that you do not want to be public.