Dr Carl Rubis (GP)
- Name
- Dr Carl Oscar Rubis
- Qualifications
- FRACGP
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery 1974
- Occupation
- General Practitioner (GP)
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- General Practice
Carl joined the Southport Medical Centre as a Partner in 1977 – his career has spanned 40 years. During that time Carl has obtained his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP), Certificates in Medical Acupuncture, Advanced Spinal Manipulation, Sports Medicine (Carl was the national Team Doctor for the Brisbane Bears (now Brisbane Lions) for 3 years); Skin Cancer Medicine and a certificate in Dermoscopy.
Carl completed a Certificate of Civil Aviation Medicine and is a qualified Designated Aviation Medical Examiner (DAME) for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Carl performs both private and commercial Aviation Medicals.
Carl is a full member of the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine and passed the Certified Medical Review Officer (MRO) examination through the MRO Certification Council (MROCC) USA in conjunction with CASA and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Carl holds a private pilots licence with multi engine and instrument ratings and acted as the fly in/fly out Locum GP and Acting Superintendent of the Island’s Hospital each Friday morning for 12 years for the general practice at Dunwich on North Stradbroke Island.
In 1993 Carl joined the Australian Army Reserve and served as a Captain for 7 years and acted as the Regiment Doctor for the 5/11 Field Regiment and then the 1st Field Regiment based at Enoggera. Carl was awarded the Army Service Medal and is now on inactive duty.
Carl received recognition of his service to General Practice by being awarded a Life Membership of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners at the RACGP national conference in 2015.
Carl is an accredited Supervisor and Trainer for the Australian General Practice Post-Graduate Medical Education Training Program and continues in this role as a Supervisor of Registrars working at both the Southport and Labrador Medical Centres. Carl was the coordinator of the pilot training program for the GC Hospital/FRACGP Post Graduate Medical Education PGPPP programme training Year 1 interns and Year 2 JHO’s for a 2 year period.
Carl participated as the Practice Representative in various National Primary Care Collaborative Workshops around chronic disease management and also represented the Practice on the e-Collaborative 21st Century Patient Care and Self-Management Learning Workshops NeHTA and Improvement Foundation eHealth national collaboratives.
Carl was a Gold Coast representative on the General Practice Aged Care Advisory Group; Aged Care Reference Group; Allied Health (Aged Care) Quality Group and General Practice Aged Care Panel.
- Affiliated Clinics
- Southport Medical Centre
- Labrador Medical Centre
Practice Locations
QLD
- Southport Medical Centre
- Address
- 100 Marine Parade
Southport QLD 4215
- Phone
- 07 5555 4222
- Fax
- 07 5531 4782
- Labrador Medical Centre
- Address
- 32 Central Street
Labrador QLD 4215
Australia
- Phone
- 07 5552 1888
