2. Introduction to Partnership and Synergy Presented by Hilda Heady and Ann Chester

3. Hilda Heady Associate Vice President Rural Health, WVU ExecutiveDirector, West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships

4. Ann Chester Assistant Vice President For Social Justice, Health Sciences Center, WVU Director, Health Sciences And Technology Academy (HSTA)

5. 1.Problem-solving by team-building and synergy begins with a critical event. Four notions to create a pathway to principled leadership…

6. Not knowing the outcome can lead to fear and insecurity, or to entering the discovery process together in a state of security.

7. 2.Whether the route is one or the other depends on: the capacity of those in a leadership position to facilitate; the political and social will of the group (which is an aspect also of the facilitator's ability to inspire people)

8. And it also depends on … staying connected and keeping connections remaining patient without losing faith in people.

9. 3.Problem-solving happens in the community, however that community may be defined. Solutions and outcomes are not from the top down. in the community, however that community may be defined. Solutions and outcomes are not from the top down.

10. Community involvement and empowerment emerge when the organization/institution/individual gives power away.

11. The core values of trust, respect, insight, and collaboration become the values of the partnership 4. The process is sustained by passion for the mission - that is, a clear direction or desire to find an answer to the problem.