Welcome to Partners International
Founded in 1994 by Harvard Medical School's largest affiliated teaching hospitals - Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital - Partners HealthCare is a global leader in quality patient care, medical education and biomedical research. As an integrated medical system, Partners HealthCare provides a full continuum of care to more than 1.5 million patients each year.
Drawing upon the experience and resources of Partners HealthCare, Partners International collaborates with colleagues overseas to improve health care worldwide. We offer clinical development and advisory services, patient care services, educational exchanges, clinical program affiliations and opportunities for research collaboration, all tailored to meet the needs of our global partners.
Exciting Developments for the International Programs at Partners HealthCare
Partners HealthCare has recently moved to strengthen its international mission by aligning the strategies and activities of its two key international collaboration entities: Partners Harvard Medical International (PHMI) and Partners International Medical Services (PIMS). By integrating the advisory services expertise of PHMI with PIMS’s expertise as the gateway for international patients, Partners has created a single, organized conduit through which international stakeholders will interact with our hospitals, institutes and experts across the system.
Collaboration With Asan Medical Center Improves Pediatric Care in South Korea
A renewed agreement between Asan Medical Center and Partners Harvard Medical International (PHMI) will provide opportunities for Partners HealthCare faculty-physicians and nurses to impact pediatric care in South Korea.
Replacing "Kokobe" With Strength: Haiti's New Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation and Education
Scheduled to open in March of 2012, the new Center of Excellence at l’Hôpital St. Nicolas will become Haiti’s first universally accessible rehabilitation facility within the public health system, establishing new national standards for rehabilitative care and serving as a model for disability-centered design in the developing world.
Partners Spectrum of Care
Betsy Nabel: A Conversation About the Role of an Academic Medical Center in the Advancement of Global Health
A conversation with Betsy Nabel, President, Brigham and Women's Hospital, about her responsibility to train a new generation of physician-scientists who will impact human health throughout the world.
