Greenberg-Williams Lectureship
Named for Martin Greenberg, M.D., and Stephen Williams, M.D., the Greenberg-Williams Lectureship features nationally leading figures in the bioethics and medical humanities with a special emphasis on health care for rural and underserved populations.
Topics include not only bioethical issues but also the arts, literature and religion as they apply to an understanding of medicine, illness and human well-being. Support for the lectureship is made possible through a gift to the Dr. Martin Greenberg fund, established by Dr. Greenberg’s family after he passed away in 2021.
2026 Lecture
November 11, 2026 at 12 p.m. (ET)
Ethical Community Engagement: A Justice-Centered Approach to Advancing Maternal Health Equity
Featured speaker
A nationally-recognized leader in clinical ethics, health equity and graduate nursing education, Renee McLeod-Sordjan, D.N.P, Ph.D. serves as the founding dean of graduate education nursing at Morehouse School of Medicine.
McLeod-Sordjan is also the system chair of ethics at Northwell Health, where she oversees one of the nation’s largest clinical ethics programs and leads system-wide ethics consultation, education and policy development. Her work focuses on integrating ethical frameworks into real-world clinical decision-making, particularly in areas of health disparities, end-of-life care, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
A clinician-scholar with advanced preparation as a nurse practitioner in family, acute and palliative care, McLeod-Sordjan serves in prominent roles across professional organizations, including president of Empire State Bioethics Consortium and president-elect of American Bioethics Program Directors.
Previous Lectures
2025 Greenberg-Williams Lectureship
Featured speakers: Ieesha Johnson and Bobby Howard
Meeting communities where they are: a community-centered approach to organ donation and transplantation
2024 Greenberg-Williams Lectureship
Featured speaker: Micah Hester, Ph.D.
From Vocation to Profession: Developing Identity, Vision, and Accountability in the Practice of Health Care