Leading a trend of rapid global changes in health, Johns Hopkins Medicine International works with international patients, physicians and institutions to bring the best of Johns Hopkins Medicine in research, education, training and clinical services to the world community.For more than a century, Johns Hopkins Medicine has built a reputation for excellence unsurpassed by any health care institution in the world.The mission of the institution is to create an environment where the quest for new knowledge would continually yield more effective and compassionate care for all. In 2005, US News & World Report ranked Johns Hopkins Hospital as America’s 'Best Hospital' for the 17th consecutive year.