Student spotlight – Grant Turner

Education is one of the four pillars of UNMC’s mission and our students are the lifeblood of that aspect of campus life.

In UNMC Today’s Student Spotlight, we get to know some of these students, who will become tomorrow’s health care professionals.









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Grant Turner
Today we meet Grant Turner, a second-year medical student.

  • Name: Grant Turner
  • Hometown: Omaha
  • Program/Year: Second-year medical student

List three songs on your playlist.

  • “Give Your Heart a Break” by Demi Lovato.
  • “Forever” by Youngblood Hawke.
  • “Mercy” by Kanye West.

Name your favorite study spot.

Third floor of the Sorrell Center — the corner table with the couches.

Name your favorite study snack.

Popcorn dipped in Nutella/hazelnut spread

What is your favorite app?

Tiny Tower

List three things people may not know about you.

  • I’m an only child;
  • I went to a small, private college in Iowa (Buena Vista University); and
  • I’m the third youngest student in our med school class.