Dr Carl Rubis

MBBS, FRACGP, DAME

Consulting from

Tandem Health Labrador Medical Centre

32 Central Street

Labrador QLD 4215

07 5552 1888

Aviation Medicine Services for pilots, by a pilot

on the Gold Coast

Dr Carl Rubis

For many years, Carl was one of four long term Owners / Directors of Tandem Health Labrador Medical Centre. Carl's career has spanned more than 40 years. During that time Carl has obtained his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP), Certificates in Medical Acupuncture, 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). 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 was for many years an accredited Supervisor and Trainer for the Australian General Practice Post-Graduate Medical Education Training Program. 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 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.

In his spare time, Carl is a primary producer and runs a 5000 acre Droughtmaster cattle breeding property near Texas on Qld/NSW border.