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  7. Merit Turner, M.D.

Merit Turner, M.D.

Merit Turner

Hometown: Fort Smith, AR

Medical school: UAMS

What do you want to do with your life? My plan right now is to become a hematologist/oncologist!

If you weren’t a doctor, what would you be? A food or travel critic!

What do you do outside the hospital to relax and have fun? I love taking my son, LJ, to new places! I also love traveling, reading, and watching shows or movies at home. My favorite time of year is football season, and I’m a big Oklahoma fan!

Favorite show to binge watch? Supernatural

Fun fact about yourself that not a lot of people know? My husband and I won our honeymoon trip to Thailand on The Price is Right.

What is the next thing you want to check off your bucket list? A trip to London and Scotland

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