The National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) yesterday said it has notified government agencies and medical associations that a former professor and attending physician at its Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) Department sexually harassed people.
The Chinese-language Mirror Media magazine last month reported that “Professor C,” an OB-GYN physician in the field of infertility at the hospital, was accused of sexually harassing at least six women, including other physicians and patients.
After Professor C’s alleged misconduct was revealed last year, he retired from National Taiwan University and the hospital, and started a job at a Taichung hospital, the magazine reported.
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He had allegedly pressured the university and NTUH to approve his retirement, it reported.
The magazine questioned the university and NTUH for apparently dealing with the case too slowly and only giving him a major demerit months later.
Professor C is a former director of NTUH’s OB-GYN Department and an important leader of the Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology (TAOG), it said.
However, former NTUH OB-GYN Department director and TAOG president Chen Shee-uan (陳思原) on Thursday wrote on Facebook that the case did not have a complainant and media reports were untrue.
He did not pressure the university or lobby to influence the outcome of the investigation, but lodged a protest against the university’s punishment and would apply for administrative remedies, Chen said.
He said he has asked for sick leave from the TAOG for two months.
The NTUH yesterday issued a statement, saying “the hospital immediately launched an investigation upon learning of the incident, and after interviewing personnel to clarify the whole story, confirmed the occurrence of sexual harassment.”
The hospital said that aside from the punishment it imposed on the former physician, it has also notified the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei Department of Health, New Taipei City Department of Health, Taiwan Medical Association, Taipei Medical Association, New Taipei City Medical Association and TAOG about the incident.
NTUH said that it is dedicated to creating a safe, respectful and equal environment to protect the rights and dignity of all its staff members.
It has a “zero tolerance” policy toward sexual harassment cases, and would investigate and deal with suspected behaviors, and provide care and counseling to the victims, it said.
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