Samantha Nutt
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| Born | October 1969 (age 47) Scarborough, Ontario |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | BA, and MD, McMaster University, M.Sc in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineUniversity of London, Fellowship in Community Medicine (FRCPC) from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
| Known for | Author, Physician, Founder and Executive Director of War Child Canada / War Child USA |
| Spouse(s) | Eric Hoskins |
| Children | Rhys |
Samantha Joan Nutt, CM, OOnt, FRCPC, CCFP (born October 1969), is founder and Executive Director of War Child Canada. She is a physician with more than sixteen years of experience working in war zones. Her 2011 book Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies and Aid details her work over the course of fifteen years in some of the most devastated regions of the world.
Throughout her career, Nutt has focused on providing assistance to war-affected women and children. She is the founder and Executive Director of War Child Canada/War Child USA and has worked with the United Nations and non-governmental organizations. Nutt has worked with children and their families on the front-line of many crises including Iraq, Afghanistan, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Darfur, South Sudan, Burundi, northern Uganda, Ethiopia and the Thai-Burmese border.
Nutt is on staff at Women's College Hospital in Toronto and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. She is also on the board of the David Suzuki Foundation. She is married to Ontario's Minister of Health and Long Term Care, Eric Hoskins.
Born in Toronto, Nutt lived near the town of Durban, South Africa, from the ages one through six, before she and her family returned to the city. Her father was a children’s shoe designer, and his work took the family to Brazil for six months when Nutt was in her early teens. She graduated from McMaster University's Arts & Science Program. She received her MD degree from the same university. She also earned an MSc degree with distinction at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and holds a Fellowship in Community Medicine (FRCPC) from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She is certified by the College of Family Practice (CCFP) and completed a sub specialization in women’s health through the University of Toronto as a Women’s Health Scholar. As a practising family physician she is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and is certified by the College of Family Medicine.
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