Dear Members of the HMS Community:

Our life’s work is only as rewarding as the company we keep. At Harvard Medical School, we are privileged to be in the company of so many remarkable staff, faculty, postdoctoral fellows, trainees, students, and alumni — people with extraordinary stories to tell and interests and talents that enrich their personal and professional lives as well as our community.

Whether you work primarily on campus or remotely, conduct research on the Quad or around the globe, learn or teach in physical or virtual classrooms, care for patients in Boston or beyond, YOU ARE HMS. More than 40,000 of us — including 11,000 alumni — play a role in supporting and advancing the HMS mission, yet our individual paths differ in ways that cultivate a more vibrant, welcoming community in which each of us can thrive.

It is in that spirit that we are delighted to announce the launch of People of Harvard Medical School, a community building and engagement campaign. Led by the HMS Office of Communications and External Relations and inspired by the Humans of New York photoblog and book, People of HMS uses digital storytelling to celebrate the School’s greatest asset: its people.

We encourage you to visit the People of HMS webpage to get to know fellow members of our community and to share your own story by following the instructions on the page. Submissions will be posted weekly to the Our Stories section of the webpage, and many will be featured on digital signage across campus, in internal communications, and on our social media channels.

We hope the stories shared through the People of HMS campaign encourage new and deeper connections with the individuals who make our school such a unique, vibrant, and compassionate place.

Sincerely,

George Q. Daley
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
Harvard University

Lisa M. Muto
Executive Dean for Administration
Harvard Medical School