Her presentation will address the question, 鈥淲hat does it take:

Dr. Nutt is certified in family medicine and completed a sub-specialization in women鈥檚 health through the 海角直播 of Toronto as a Women鈥檚 Health Scholar. She has received numerous honorary doctorates from universities in the United States and Canada. She is a staff physician at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto and is an assistant professor of medicine at the 海角直播 of Toronto. She is executive director of War Child Canada/War Child USA. In her book, 鈥淒amned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid,鈥� she explains how 鈥渨e are all a part of war,鈥� through investments, commercial and other choices and how people can reduce civilian suffering by their choices.

鈥淒r. Nutt has witnessed the horrific suffering of civilians in wars across the globe. By sharing her journey at the College of Medicine, I hope she can help us all understand how we can better care for each other as global citizens,鈥� said Dr. Judy Simms-Cendan, director of the medical school鈥檚 international health programs.

Dr. Nutt鈥檚 presentation will run from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Lewis Auditorium (Room 102) of the medical education building and be followed by a reception and refreshments.

鈥淪ocial Responsibility & Global Health鈥� is part of UCF International Education Week and is sponsored by the UCF College of Health and Public Affairs鈥� International Affairs Committee, the UCF College of Medicine and the Diebel Legacy Fund.

Dr. Samantha Nutt, author of 鈥淒amned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies and Aid,鈥� will speak from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Cape Florida Ballroom of the Student Union. The event is free and open to the public.

Organized by the UCF Global Perspectives Office in partnership with Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jay Garner, the forum is part of an annual focus, 鈥淲omen and Leadership: A Global Perspective,鈥� as well as this year鈥檚 main university programming theme of 鈥淧eople Power, Politics and Global Change.鈥�

Nutt is a co-founder and executive director of War Child Canada, a nonprofit organization that provides humanitarian assistance and long-term rehabilitative support for children so they can overcome the trauma of war and rebuild their lives. Her work, which provided the background for her book, has taken her to some of the most dangerous places on Earth, including Iraq, Afghanistan, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Somalia.

Nutt was recently named one of Canada’s 鈥�25 Transformational Canadians鈥� by The Globe and Mail, and the World Economic Forum recognized her as one of today’s 鈥�200 Young Global Leaders.鈥� In 2011, she was appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the highest civilian honors in Canada. She also serves as a staff physician at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto and an assistant professor of medicine at the 海角直播 of Toronto.

In addition to the Global Perspectives Office and Gen. Garner, sponsors and partners of this forum include the UCF Student Government Association, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, the UCF Diplomacy Program, The Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship Program, the UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF LIFE, the UCF Political Science Department, the UCF Women’s Research Center, the UCF Women’s Studies Program, the UCF International Services Center, the UCF Book Festival 2012 in聽 association with the Morgridge International Reading Center, and the Global Connections Foundation.