Preparations
Preparing For The Program
Students within the EMBA/MS Program come from a wide variety of professional and academic backgrounds within the healthcare industry. Several of you may have been away from a formal academic setting for some time. Due to the intensive learning format of the Program, we strongly encourage students to refresh and/or develop the foundational skills and knowledge needed to succeed within the Program. The list below can act as a guide for how to best prepare for your upcoming academic experience.
Activate Your Credentials
While enrolled in the EMBA/MS in Healthcare Leadership, you will have access to resources at both Cornell University in Ithaca and Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. This includes digital credentials for both institutions so you may access the various online platforms needed to successfully navigate your student experience. The two sets of credentials are:
- Net ID
- CWID
You should receive an e-mail with activation steps for both – please activate these immediately.
Primary E-mail
You will be using your Weill Cornell (med.cornell.edu) account as your primary e-mail. You will be required to set up mail forwarding from your cornell.edu e-mail to your Weill Cornell e-mail account. To access your Weill e-mail, you may login via o365.med.cornell.edu.
LEARN Portal
The LEARN portal will provide you access to your tuition bill and payment methods. You may access this portal with your CWID credentials.
Refresh Your Quantitative and Writing Skills
We strongly encourage you to brush-up on your quantitative and writing skills by participating in refresher courses from Harvard Business Publishing. We have provided the following courses for you to help familiarize yourself and be comfortable with Program content – College Algebra, Spreadsheet Modeling (focus on the sections listed here), Finance, Statistics, and Writing in Business.
This is a fast-paced program, and we want you to feel you have the appropriate support, resources, and preparation as you enter the Program.
Click here to access the online course pack, create a student account if you do not already have one, and log in. The online course will appear as a course pack in your library. Click on “Run Course Section,” and it will launch in a new browser window.
If you have questions or run into technical difficulties, please call (800) 545-7685 or + 1 (617) 783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada) or e-mail custserv@hbsp.harvard.edu.
Case Method
During courses throughout the Program, you will conduct case analyses to apply and practice learned skills and concepts. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the case method in advance of the Program. Learn more about how you will use cases during your courses.
Class of 2021
New Students Reception
Thursday, June 20 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Tavern 29
47 East 29th Street, New York, NY 10016
Hosted by the EMBA/MS in Healthcare Leadership Program
Join us for an evening of meet and greet with your fellow classmates!
Click here to RSVP
To summarize your immediate tasks, please use the table below to complete your action items.
Item |
Deadline |
Details |
| Activating your Net ID and CWID | Immediately | Details included in your welcome e-mail from Allie Krech (alk2054@med.cornell.edu) |
| Pre-Program Survey | Immediately | Pre-Program Survey |
| Textbook Fee Form | Immediately | Textbook Fee Form – email to Allie Krech (alk2054@med.cornell.edu) |
| Financial Aid Paperwork | Immediately | Review Financial Aid Website |
| New Student Reception – June 20 | June 10 | RSVP Here |
| Health Forms | June 10 | As noted on the Health Requirements page |
| DiSC Assessment | June 10 | You will receive e-mail communication from Allie Krech. More information around the DiSC assessment from Janet Gilfillan, Head of Team Coaching. |
| Join LinkedIn Group | July 1 | LinkedIn for EMBA/MS program |
| Tuition Payment | July 1 | LEARN Portal |
| Media Release Form | July 1 | Media Release Form – email to Allie Krech (alk2054@med.cornell.edu) |
| Career Development Intake Form | July 1 | Career Development Intake Form |
| Math and Writing Refresher Courses | July 1 | Math and Writing Refresher Courses |
| Case Method Introduction | July 1 | Case Method Introduction |
| HIPAA and Fire Safety Training | July 1 | HIPAA and Fire Safety Training |
| High Risk Data Attestation | July 1 | High Risk Data Attestation |
| Update Student Contact Information | July 1 |
Update Student Contact Information for Weill Cornell Medicine through LEARN Portal For Cornell University in Ithaca: go to Student Essentials and navigate to the ‘Personal’ section to update information. |
| Download and Install Residential Session Mobile App | July 1 | As noted in the Residential Session I page. More information around the mobile app including instructions for how to access will be detailed in a separate communication to come! |
| Not Anymore Program–Title IX Compliance | July 14 |
Not Anymore Program–Title IX Compliance–available July 1 in the Health & Community section of the To Do List as ‘View Not Anymore Program.’ Once finished, please download a copy of your certificate and upload it to the Not Anymore Certificate upload area in the Assignments section of the EMBA/MS Program Canvas site. Cornell University is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful learning, living, and working environment for its students, faculty, and staff members. All incoming graduate and professional students are required to view Not Anymore, an online interpersonal violence prevention program from Student Success™. This video-based program, which takes approximately 40 minutes to complete, will provide critical information about sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, stalking, gender discrimination and bystander intervention options. |