John Pierce

A Spoonful of Humor Makes the Medicine Go Down

Dr. John Pierce, Allied Health Services Alumnus of the Year, still passes a lesson he learned from a UNLV professor on to his patients today.

Dr. John Pierce, 2018 Alumnus of the Year for the UNLV School of Allied Health (Casey Jade Photography)

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