Eric Gass

The Path to Partnership: Assessing a New Model of University-community Partnership Eric Gass

University-community partnerships are a relatively new phenomenon in higher education. Several sets of principles of partnership have been developed in the last decade. However, no attempt has been made to assess the process through which individuals and organizations come together to form a university- community partnership. This study surveyed medical school faculty and community partners participating in active partnerships. Results show that university- community partnerships do proceed through a step-by- step process, as proposed by the author.