Frequently Asked Questions

In accordance with our Directory Policy, all WCMC employees must publish current contact information in the directory. This includes:

Phone numbers
All WCMC employees must have one phone number listed published to WCMC/NYP (preferably the employee’s direct number, otherwise a department number). All exempt employees and faculty must have one phone number published publicly, meaning it is searchable on the Internet (preferably the employee’s direct number, other a department number). This number need not be published publicly for non-FLSA exempt employees.

Email addresses
All WCMC employees must have an email address published publicly. Only email addresses at the following domains are permitted to be published publicly or to the institution:

• @med.cornell.edu
• @cornell.edu
• @nyp.org
• @mskcc.org
• @rockefeller.edu
• @hss.edu

Personal email addresses or other professional email addresses not ending in one of the above domains can be set to "Emergency" in order to receive important alerts from the college.

Locations
All WCMC employees must have a location published publicly. Valid locations are available from the directory drop-down menu.

The directory is fed from a variety of sources including:

• WOOFA: Faculty Affairs system for tracking faculty appointments
• SAP: Human Resources-maintained system for tracking employees
• POPS: Physicians Organization Profile System, for tracking clinical contact information
• AMCOM: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital phone directory
• Avaya: WCMC's phone system
• Jenzabar: Student systems
• NetID2: NYP employee feed

Yes. All WCMC employees are encouraged to publish a professional business headshot to the directory. This can be done by logging into the system with your WCMC credentials, and then uploading your headshot to your profile (photographs must be a minimum of 200 pixels wide and 72 DPI in resolution). 

Published photographs will synchronize with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Lync, and other downstream systems that use directory data.

Acceptable photographs

All directory photos should meet these requirements:

• Photographs must include the face, head, and shoulders in a plain background not cropped too closely to the head.
• Photographs must be in color.
• Individuals should be posed and in professional attire.
• Photographs must be a minimum of 200 pixels wide and 72 DPI in resolution.
• Photographs must have been taken within the past five years.

Example of an acceptable directory headshot

Unacceptable photographs

The following types of photographs are subject to removal if uploaded to the directory:

• Selfies
• Pictures taken with a cell phone
• Action or candid shots (such as sitting at a desk, giving a talk, or during a meeting)
• Photographs with poor resolution (e.g., blurry or pixelated)

Where to get a professional headshot

WCMC employees may have a professional photograph taken in Art & Photography by contacting Patricia Kuharic at pkuharic@med.cornell.edu.

Yes. Users who log into the directory may download search results in a spreadsheet format. For example, let's say you want a list of current Department Chairs at WCMC. Search for "Chair," and your search will return a list of current Department Chairs. Click on the "Download..." button and select the format you would like to download the information.