Speaker: Gokce S. Uncu, M.D.

Title: The Effect of Pubertal Timing on Clinical Features and Outcomes of First-Episode Psychotic and Bipolar Disorders: A Systematic Review and A Population-Based Study 

Introduction:  Dr. Gokce S. Uncu is from Turkey, where she earned her medical degree from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine and completed her child and adolescent psychiatry residency at Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty. She then worked as a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Van Training and Research Hospital, during which time she maintained research collaborations with Istanbul Medical Faculty and had teaching responsibilities at Van Yuzuncu Yil University Faculty of Medicine. Motivated to further her psychiatric training, Dr. Uncu joined the Mayo Clinic's Mood Fellowship Program (Research Track) for the 2025-2026 academic year. Her current research interests focus on reproductive and developmental factors in psychotic and bipolar disorders, and suicide prevention and epidemiology. She will be presenting on her projects under the title of "The Effect of Pubertal Timing on Clinical Features and Outcomes of First-Episode Psychotic and Bipolar Disorders: A Systematic Review and A Population-Based Study."

Learning Objectives: 
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Summarize the role of pubertal timing as a developmental risk factor in the onset of psychotic and bipolar disorders 

• Evaluate current evidence on the relationship between pubertal timing and clinical features and outcomes of psychotic and bipolar disorders 

• Identify methodological challenges and gaps in the existing literature examining pubertal timing in psychotic and bipolar disorders 

Speaker: Johanna Ramirez, Ph.D., LP

Title: Postdoctoral Fellow

Introduction:  

 Dr. Johanna Ramirez, Ph.D., LP is a second-year clinical health psychology fellow at Mayo Clinic, where she currently serves as a co-chief fellow. Originally from Lawrence, KS, she completed her graduate training at the University of Kansas and her clinical residency at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. At Mayo, she serves patients in the Transgender & Intersex Specialty Care Clinic and in Primary Care Integrated Behavioral Health. Her research focuses on issues related to transgender health and well-being with an emphasis on reducing health disparities in trans- and gender-diverse patient populations. 

Learning Objectives: 
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

1. Define institutional betrayal and describe how it can negatively impact clinician-patient trust and engagement in care 

2. Examine current evidence-based efforts to counter institutional betrayal and promote psychological safety among a transgender/gender diverse patient population  

3. Review on ways to promote institutional courage and reduce harm in routine clinical processes in your own practice areas 

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