Harvard, Partners complete deal for international medical program

Harvard Medical School and Partners HealthCare closed a deal today that turns over to the hospital group the management of Harvard's international subsidiary.

Harvard Medical International will become Partners Harvard Medical International under the agreement, whose first step was disclosed in February. Harvard's more than 50 overseas programs in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, have added health system development to an original focus on medical education.

Partners is the parent company of Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham & Women's Hospital, and other Harvard-affiliated hospitals. The new international entity will still draw upon faculty and staff across Harvard University.