(Photo courtesy of the Iowa Board of Medicine)
A Veterans Administration physician from Ottumwa is facing disciplinary charges from the Iowa Board of Medicine.
The board has charged Dr. Joshuan Nolan Hicks, 44, with violating an initial agreement or health contract that he entered into with the Iowa Physicians Health Program. The program is described by the state as “a safe place for physicians to get the assistance and support they need for mental health conditions, physical health conditions, and substance use disorders” that may interfere with the practice of medicine…