Dean's Messages

November 25, 2024

Thanksgiving has always been one of my family’s favorite holidays. That’s not only because we share food with family and friends, but because the kindness we demonstrate and gratitude we express make our lives better. As we enter this celebratory week, I want to take a moment to share what I’m grateful for.

September 4, 2024

Welcome Back to Campus

I am eager to forge ahead in this new academic year where there is much on the horizon.

August 13, 2024

Class of 2028 White Coat Ceremony Remarks

As you receive your white coat today, you embark on this exciting and meaningful profession with a shared mission: serving our one world of humanity. Our work does not end the responsibility to heal people who seek our help. It will last your entire career.

May 14, 2024

Dean's Letter - May 2024

It is exciting to be just days from commencement at Carnegie Hall, the culmination of years of study in our excellent programs created by our top tier faculty and supported by our dedicated staff. We honor everything the students accomplished and endured during a once-in-a-generation pandemic and we’re cheering them – and you – onward.

Our missions to care, discover, and teach are reverberating throughout NY and around the world.

April 22, 2024

Message to Weill Cornell Medicine Community About Patient Safety Programs

Cornell University President Martha Pollack and Dr. Robert A. Harrington, Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, sent the following message on Apr. 22 to the Weill Cornell Medicine community.

March 19, 2024

Dean's Letter - March 2024

Thank you for being a valuable part of our community and for your support of my leadership on our missions to care, discover and teach. My priority this year is to engage, grow and strengthen our institution so that we can serve more patients, educate future generations of healthcare professionals, and support groundbreaking research for years to come.

January 18, 2024

What's Ahead in 2024

A new year and the start of a new semester brings new opportunities, new challenges, and new successes. I took a few minutes to record my thoughts about what the year ahead will hold in store for us.

December 7, 2023

December 2023 Dean's Letter

In the spirit of this season, I want our community to know just how grateful I am for your commitment. The power to change medicine belongs to our staff, faculty, clinicians, researchers, trainees and students who advance our critical missions every day. We are also thankful for our donors and our community partners whose generous support challenges us continually to strive for more. Together, my hope is that we leverage what we have built this year to accelerate our progress into the next year, and beyond.

October 11, 2023

October 2023 Dean's Letter

It is the opportunity of a lifetime for me to serve this distinguished institution, which has been enriched by some of the most brilliant minds in science and has set the standard for excellence in medicine. Embracing the legacy and traditions forged here and learning from all of you as we advance our core missions to care, discover, and teach remain my top priorities during this transition.

September 18, 2023

Welcome Message from Dean Harrington

I am honored and excited to write to you today as the new dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and provost for medical affairs of Cornell University. I feel fortunate to serve alongside some of the brightest minds and most dedicated professionals on the forefront of patient care, scientific discovery and education, and with such a talented administrative staff.

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