In April 2008, Harvard University and Partners HealthCare System executed an affiliation agreement whereby the organization formerly known as Harvard Medical International (HMI) became Partners Harvard Medical International (PHMI).

Under this agreement, our organization is now owned by Partners HealthCare, a major academic health care network based in Boston that includes leading Harvard-affiliated institutions Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital. The Board of Directors of PHMI includes representatives from Partners HealthCare and Harvard University. We anticipate that in our new affiliation with Partners HealthCare System, we will be able to expand our mission to increase access to quality health care in countries across the world, while maintaining a vital academic partnership with the Harvard University, the Medical School, and its affiliated institutions.

As PHMI, we will continue to be involved in the Harvard Medical community, and our programs and collaborations with clients will continue to draw upon the experience and expertise of faculty and staff across Harvard University, on the Quad at Harvard Medical School (HMS), and at all of the HMS-affiliated teaching hospitals and institutes, including Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Children’s Hospital, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

As PHMI, we will be positioned to better serve our clients around the world, and join them in addressing the major challenges facing rapidly evolving health care communities today:

• The global shortage of well-trained health care professionals, educators, and scientists
• The need to design and implement clinical and administrative systems of a world standard to support high-quality patient care
• The need to develop and manage physical and intellectual infrastructure aligned with the health care and education needs of specific regions and populations

For more information, please consult this article in our online news publication: “HMI, seeking to deepen global impact, will become Partners Harvard Medical International”

Frequently Asked Questions about PHMI

• Q: Why has HMI become Partners Harvard Medical International?
• A: This transition came about as the result of discussions between Partners HealthCare System and Harvard University about the best positioning of HMI for the future. Over the course of our 14-year history, our organization's portfolio has expanded to include a wide array of service capabilities. The leadership at Harvard University, the Medical School, and HMI agreed that the scope of HMI's activities and the demand for our services had expanded beyond our organization's original charter to extend the Medical School's tradition of academic excellence. The range of our service capabilities and experience covers the progress and evolution of academic medical institutions as well as the development of critical infrastructure, knowledge, and systems to support high-quality health care delivery. As part of the Partners HealthCare family, we are able to more closely align the full spectrum of our services and activities with our parent organization, and have the flexibility required to build a broader workscope to serve our clients' needs.
• Q: Is Partners Harvard Medical International part of Harvard University?
• A: PHMI is no longer owned or operated by the University. However, PHMI maintains close linkages with the Harvard medical community and continues to work with faculty across the University—including faculty from the schools of business, education, public health, and government, as well as medicine—and with all of the affiliated hospitals, including those institutions outside the Partners HealthCare network. Additionally, the PHMI Board of Directors includes representation from Harvard University, as well as Partners HealthCare.
• Q: Will Harvard University faculty continue to play a role in the work of Partners Harvard Medical International?
• A: Yes, our programs and collaborations with clients will continue to draw upon the experience and expertise of faculty and staff across Harvard University, on the Quad at Harvard Medical School (HMS), and at all of the HMS-affiliated teaching hospitals and institutes, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Children’s Hospital, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
• Q: What is Partners HealthCare System?
• A: Partners HealthCare System is an integrated health system, based in Boston, that was founded by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, two of the oldest and most renowned academic medical institutions in the United States. In addition to these top medical centers, the Partners HealthCare network includes a number of community and specialty hospitals, community health centers, a physician network, home health and long-term care services, and other health-related entities. Partners HealthCare is also one of the nation’s leading biomedical research organizations.
• Q: What does this transition mean for our existing clients?
• A: PHMI will honor all of the commitments set forth in our existing contracts, including all services and deliverables. Going forward, PHMI is able to provide to clients a more comprehensive range of academic and clinical services, including facilities development and management, consulting services, and training of allied health care professionals.
• Q: What is the leadership structure of Partners Harvard Medical International?
• A: The President & Chief Executive Officer of Partners Harvard Medical International is Dr. Andrew A. Jeon. Dr. Jeon interfaces with PHMI’s Board of Directors, which is comprised of representatives of both Partners HealthCare and Harvard University, and which is chaired by Jay Pieper, Vice President of Corporate Development and Treasury Affairs at Partners HealthCare.