This happens a lot. There are 2 things one should be very

very careful at work place. One is sexual harassment. One is personal safety threatening. Neither of those two need any concrete evidence -- it is just the "perception" from the "victim". That said, you have to start from the baseline of your presumed guilt.

1. You should definitely start the formal grievance process of your medical school.

2. Assuming your friend is a Chinese then you could play dumb by blaming your bad English. Be very sincere and admit that those words are not you really what you meant then. Do not lie -- they already have the testimony from that fellow in the case.

3. Talk to the dean! Worst comes worst, play the racial discrimination card against the acting director -- but you have to weight the situation well such as how many minority faculty/attendings in his division, etc. Most of the times the dean does not want any negative news break out and tends to cool things down. And that bring you to the next issue -- finding an exit strategy.

4. Usually if they just want to let you go, they will write the best possible recommendation letter to you. Then accept it and move on. And learn a lesson.

BTW, the hospital medical board cannot take away of your license -- that is the function of state board. But they can decline your privilege or refuse to renew your appointment based on those "incidence." So the end result is that you can not practice there anymore.

Good luck!

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