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YOUR CO-HOSTS
DR.
SAMANTHA
NUTT
Samantha Nutt is an award-winning humanitarian, bestselling author and
acclaimed public speaker. A medical doctor and the founder of the international
humanitarian organizations War Child Canada and War Child USA, Dr. Nutt has
worked with children and their families at the frontline of many of the world’s
major crises – from Iraq to Afghanistan, Somalia to the Democratic Republic of
Congo, and Sierra Leone to Darfur, Sudan.
Dr. Nutt was named one of Canada’s 25 Transformational Canadians by The
Globe and Mail, and has been recognized as a Young Global Leader by the
World Economic Forum. She graduated summa cum laude from McMaster
University, earned an M.Sc in Public Health with distinction from the University
of London and holds a Fellowship in Community Medicine (FRCPC) from the
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She is further certified by
the College of Family Practice and completed a sub specialization in women’s
health through the University of Toronto as a Women’s Health Scholar.
Dr. Nutt is a staff physician at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto and is an
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She is a Senior
Fellow at Massey College, University of Toronto and is on the board of the
David Suzuki Foundation.
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