Affiliates

Activate your HMS account 

An HMS account is required for access to HMS IT services such as email, collaboration shares, wireless network, research cluster, and the HMS Web Portal. HMS accounts are automatically created for those with a Harvard University ID (HUID) issued by Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard School of Public Health. Faculty and staff based at HMS-affiliated hospitals also qualify for an HMS account.

Your HMS account credentials consist of your HMS account ID and a password you set during activation. You HMS account ID is typically your initials followed by up to four numbers, like "abc123".

Before using an HMS account, you must activate it.

To activate your HMS account, visit the account management page and select “Activate your account.”