Navigating a Crisis of Trust: Ethical Policy and Practice in Uncertain Times

On November 13, 2025, The Greenwall Foundation held the 2025 William C. Stubing Memorial Lecture in New York, NY. Robert Califf, MD, former Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, discussed the growing crisis of trust in science, medicine, and public health and the ethics challenges and opportunities it presents for shaping policy and practice in uncertain times. Dr. Califf was joined in conversation by Matthew Herper, an award-winning journalist and Senior Writer covering medicine at STAT.