The mission of Partners Harvard Medical International (PHMI) is to transform health care delivery globally by building strategic collaborations with regional leaders committed to excellence and innovation in the provision of health care and workforce development.

Since our inception we have delivered programs and services in over 40 countries, with significant experience in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. In collaboration with PHMI, our clients have led innovations in medical education, raised local and regional standards of health care delivery, gained national recognition for quality in health care and education, and trained and educated hundreds of health care professionals, faculty, and leaders. PHMI's programs around the world draw upon a wide range of intellectual and professional resources, notably the faculty of Harvard Medical School and its affiliated institutions, senior leaders and faculty from Partners HealthCare System, and international experts at other leading institutions in the U.S. abroad.

PHMI was founded originally in 1994 as a non-profit organization of Harvard University. In 2008 PHMI became part of Partners HealthCare System, an integrated academic health care system that includes the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women's Hospital.