Samantha Nutt - Education

Education

Nutt graduated from McMaster University's Arts & Science Program. Subsequently, 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 further 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. In addition, 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.

Nutt has received honorary doctorates from universities across Canada and in the U.S.A, including Niagara University, Brock University (Doctor of Humane Letters), Nova South Western University in Florida, McMaster University (Doctor of Laws), University of Lethbridge, St Mary's University in Halifax, University of Western Ontario and the University of Ottawa. Most recently, in 2011, Nutt received additional honorary doctorates from Mount Saint Vincent University and York University(Doctor of Laws).

Nutt's best-selling and critically acclaimed book, Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies and Aid, was released on October 25, 2011. The book details Nutt's work over the course of fifteen years in some of the most devastated regions of the world.