Structural Competency & Humility

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has a student-led Structural Competency Curriculum. The curriculum uses a near-peer facilitation model, training second year medical students to lead conversations on structural topics with groups of first year students.

Sessions

  • Introduction to Structural Competency

  • Psychological Trauma and Structural Violence

  • Mental Health

  • Structural Competency: Conceptualizing Mental Health and Psychiatric Disorders

Presentations

  • Marr M, Munn A, Stern E, Supinski M. Mental health through a structural competency lens. Peer Reviewed Presentation. OHSU Symposium on Educational Excellence. Portland, OR. 2019 April.

  • Marr M, Bauer P, Hernandez A, Nesbit R, Speranza R, Supinksi M. Teaching Structural Competency. Peer Reviewed Presentation. OHSU Symposium on Educational Excellence. Portland, OR. 2018 April.

  • Marr M & Sheridan K. Case-Based Active Learning within the Structural Competency Curriculum: Introducing Students to Psychological Trauma and Structural Violence. Peer Reviewed Presentation. OHSU Symposium on Educational Excellence. Portland, OR. 2017 March.

  • Rabinowitz MR, Prestidge M, Kautz G, Bohnett MC, Racicot MJA, Beam M, Muller BM, Hedmann M, Hillyer, Josephson R, Lewis B, Stone L, Marr M, Zaman A. Assessment of a peer-taught structural competency course for medical students using a novel survey tool. 2017 North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting; Montreal, Quebec, 2017 November.