Doctor Edward Nyman's tenure as the director of sports medicine and science for USA Gymnastics lasted a single day after the hiring was met with backlash.
"Dr. Nyman's employment will not continue due to a conflict of interest, and we will immediately renew our search to identify a qualified individual to lead our sports medicine and research efforts," the organization announced Tuesday, per John Barr of ESPN.com.
Barr explained Nyman's hiring was met with "instant reaction from the gymnastics community" as women who were sexually assaulted by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar expressed "their discomfort with a male physician being in charge of athlete care.