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MELBOURNE - A Melbourne doctor and former Cleo Bachelor of the Year nominee who made sexual comments to a patient during a pap smear will be counselled on how to talk to women.
Dr Richard Young will continue to practise medicine but was reprimanded and cautioned by the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria.
The board found Young acted unprofessionally by digitally penetrating the woman in a way that was not medically required.
He told his patient, "Holy mackerel, you are small." He then said, "You're really small, which is great for ... " at which point she cut him off by saying, "Not too good for having a baby."
The board said Young's behaviour was seriously unprofessional but not bad enough to be professional misconduct.
In July 2001, he was suspended for 15 months for affairs with two patients which stemmed from inappropriate comments made during examinations.
Young was ordered to have six counselling sessions on the appropriate language to use during intimate examinations.
- AAP
