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Robert L. Stable is an Australian medical doctor, and former Vice-Chancellor of Bond University, located on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

Bond University private university in Australia

Bond University is Australia's first private not-for-profit university and is located in Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland. Since its opening on 15 May 1989, Bond University has primarily been a teaching-focused higher education institution featuring a three-semester-per-year timetable, which allows students to complete an undergraduate degree in two years.

Gold Coast, Queensland City in Queensland, Australia

The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the Australian state of Queensland, approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-southeast of the state capital Brisbane and immediately north of the border with New South Wales. With a census-estimated 2016 population of 638,090, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, making it the largest non-capital city, and Queensland's second-largest city.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

Stable studied medicine at the University of Queensland and earned a Master of Health Planning degree from the University of New South Wales. He then worked as a doctor and public servant in the health sector rising to become the Director-General of Queensland Health in 1996. From 2000 to 2003, he was Chair of the Australian Minister for Health's Advisory Council. In 2004, he was appointed as President and Vice-Chancellor of Bond University, a post he held until 2012. He has also served as Hospital Medical Superintendent, Rural General Practitioner and Flying Doctor. Stable is also a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In addition, he has held adjunct professorial posts at the University of Queensland since 1997, and James Cook University since 2001. [1] [2]

University of Queensland university in Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ) is a public research university primarily located in Queensland's capital city, Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 1909 by the state parliament, UQ is Australia's fifth oldest university and is colloquially known as a sandstone university. UQ is considered to be one of Australia's leading universities, and is ranked as the 48th most reputable university in the world. The University of Queensland is a founding member of online higher education consortium edX, Australia's research-intensive Group of Eight, and the global Universitas 21 network.

University of New South Wales Australian university

The University of New South Wales is an Australian public research university located in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. Established in 1949, it is ranked 4th in Australia, 45th in the world, and 2nd in New South Wales according to the 2018 QS World University Rankings.

Queensland Health is a department of the Government of Queensland which operates and administers the state's public health system. The Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Hon Dr Steven Miles is responsible for the department, which consists of the Department of Health and 16 Hospital and Health Services. Queensland Health had 83,700 employees and a budget of $18.3 billion (2018–2019)

He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Queensland University of Technology in 2002. The Council of Bond University conferred the title of Emeritus Professor in December 2011. In 2013, He was appointed[ clarification needed ] of the Order of Australia.

Queensland University of Technology university in Australia

The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public research university located in the urban coastal city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. QUT is located on two campuses in the Brisbane area: Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove. The university in its current form was founded in 1989, when the then Queensland Institute of Technology (QIT) was granted university status by the 'Queensland University of Technology Act' passed in 1988 and also by the subsequent merger of Brisbane College of Advanced Education with QUT in 1990. QUT was a member of the Australian Technology Network of universities and had withdrawn participation since 28 September 2018 onwards.

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References

  1. ↑ "Emeritus Professor Robert Stable AM, M.B.B.S (Qld), D Univ (QUT), M.H.P. (NSW), F.R.A.C.G.P., F.R.A.C.M.A., F.A.I.C.D. | NWRH". NWRH. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  2. ↑ "Rob Stable | Queensland Speaks". www.queenslandspeaks.com.au. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
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