The Royal Australasian College of Physicians is standing down its company secretary, a staff member at the centre of bullying claims against the college’s president, Professor Jennifer Martin.

Kim Davis has been company secretary since 2019, but she will now be replaced after the board passed a motion ordering her to step down.

Ms Davis lodged a series of complaints against Professor Martin last year, triggering an independent internal investigation by a company called Centium.

The report into the findings has never been released by the college, but a leaked copy obtained by AusDoc said three allegations against the president were substantiated on the balance of probabilities, which showed she had engaged in “disrespectful and arguably bullying and harassing conduct” against Ms Davis.