This story has been updated following a statement from the board that it is investigating the validity of the vote.

Police were called to the RACP following “security issues” in the run-up to an EGM where members apparently voted to boot out the college president, Professor Jennifer Martin.

Details have not been confirmed, but it was reported that disturbances erupted during the meeting moments before the results of the make-or-break vote were announced.

Professor Martin, who has presided over the most turbulent years in the college’s 90-year history, would be the first college president forced to stand down.