Meeting Public Comments

Names and comments are public records. Remaining information is considered a confidential record.

Comments Submitted:

02-01-2022

Jill Eggenberger

As a family that has gone through the process that has had to rely on the Iowa Board of Medicine, we are frustrated by the lack of transparency, the boards decision making process and the final outcome. As parents of a young child who went through a traumatic, unnecessary and barbaric procedure, we are shocked and deeply disturbed by the inaction of the Iowa Board of Medicine to hold individuals or institutions accountable. As the current law is written, there is a lack of accountability for the IBM to ensure a thorough investigation, and provide details to families like ours who are struggling to put our lives back together while never receiving any real answers on why our cases were closed. Especially in our case, when we learned our daughter did not meet the criteria to have the procedure to begin with. At a minimum, families deserve an explanation as to why a specific investigation did not warrant public charges or disciplinary action. From there, we should then expect to see procedures and patient experiences changed so other children and their families do not spend months or years of their lives experiencing the longlasting effects of medical trauma.

02-01-2022

Sherri Moler (previously known as Sherri Marceau)

On July 10, 1975, at the age of 14, I was sexually abused by an individual who was at that time a premed student at the University of Iowa, working as a student trainer. I was attending a youth gymnastics camp sponsored by the U of I. After a back injury, I was sent to the trainer's office where this individual examined me. He had me undress, touched me inappropriately, looked inside of me, put his finger inside of me and performed other sexual acts. I laid on the table frozen for 34 minutes.The actions were reported to the Iowa City Police Department and the county attorney pressed charges. He was found guilty of lascivious acts with a child under the age of 16. He was convicted. I have the court records from Johnson County, as does my attorney. It is Case #7045; he was found guilty on Feb. 26, 1976.For 44 years I, perhaps naively, assumed this individual was incarcerated for his crime. On March 2nd 2020 I became aware that he was a practicing physician in the Des Moines area, specializing in pediatric orthopedic care. In July of 2020, I filed a formal complaint against him with the Iowa Medical Board. On September 21st of that year I was informed this matter had been investigated between 1990 until 1994 and no action had been taken and he was indeed granted a license in Iowa. Although the current Iowa Medical Board assured me they conducted a thorough investigation, they never once contacted me to interview me or ask me questions. Nor could they tell me why my case was dismissed.I have asked the Board why no action was taken or for some rationale as to why they dismissed my case. He was convicted of a felony, he committed fraud in procuring his license, he engaged in unethical conduct detrimental to the public ME. All they can tell me is that this information is confidential. Iowa Administrative Code 272C.10 states that a license SHALL BE REVOKED if a licensed physician has been found guilty of ANY of the aforementioned reasons; he is guilty of three of them. Yet, he is still licensed.While I realize that the investigation is confidential, my case is public record. His conviction is public record. I am the victim. I was abused. He was convicted. He has suffered no consequences for his action; I have suffered for 47 years. I deserve to know why my case, my abuse has been ignored. I am asking you to sincerely consider HSB 565. I am desperate to have some level of resolution in this matter. I firmly believe it is my right to know why the Board dismissed my case and, furthermore, why this convicted felon still has access to children.