On Thursday, we told you about a Pediatric Cardiology Fellow at the University of Iowa called Mayank Sharma. A Twitter account that appears to be Sharma’s told a Trump supporter that he hopes the Trump supporter loses his kid in a school shooting. You can read about it here.
Republican State Rep. Carter Nordman sent a letter to University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson. Nordman called Sharma’s comments “repulsive, deeply unprofessional and not representative of the world-class operations at UI Health Care.”
“I also question Dr. Sharma’s mental health, and he should update the Iowa Board of Medicine on his ability to engage in practice and provide patients with safe and healthful care based on Iowa Administrative Code 653-10.3(3)(b)(8),” Nordman wrote.
Nordman shared other portions of Iowa law with Wilson that he believes must be used to address this situation.
Ultimately, Nordman wrote Sharma should be terminated to assure Iowans they can receive proper care from the state hospital, no matter their personal political beliefs or who they voted for.
“Maintaining his employment sends the wrong message to Iowans, who has resoundingly voted for President Trump three times,” Nordman wrote. “While we all respect the First Amendment and work to ensure no one’s constitutional rights are ever violated, this goes well beyond ‘disagreeing’ with a political figure. He wished death upon children based on their parents’ political beliefs. A clear violation of every code of conduct.”
Nordman concluded by claiming that Sharma suffers from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
“For him to be this unsettled by a Presidential election and to, in response, direct anger toward and wish death upon another person, severely worries me about his ability to maintain the proper mental capacity to work with Iowa children, learn from Iowa doctors or be paid by Iowa taxpayers.”
