Robert L. Stable is an Australian medical doctor, and former

vice-chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth of Nati ...

Bond University Bond University is Australia's first private university, private not-for-profit university and is located in Robina, Queensland, Robina on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Since its opening on 15 May 1989, Bond University has primarily been a teachi ...

, located on the Gold Coast,

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

. Stable studied medicine at the

University of Queensland The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...

and earned a Master of Health Planning degree from the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...

. He then worked as a doctor and public servant in the health sector rising to become the director-general of

Queensland Health Queensland Health is the public health system in Queensland, Australia, comprising sixteen statutory Hospital and Health Services (HHS), the Department of Health and Queensland Ambulance Service. Each HHS provides health services to its local ...

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 James Cook University (JCU) is a public university in North Queensland, Australia. The second oldest university in Queensland, JCU is a teaching and research institution. The university's main campuses are located in the tropical cities of Cair ...

since 2001. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the

Queensland University of Technology The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public university, public research university located in the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. It has two major campuses, a modern city campus in Gardens Point, Brisbane, Gardens Point ...

in 2002. The Council of Bond University conferred the title of emeritus professor in December 2011. In 2013, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.

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Bond University profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stable, Robert Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Australian general practitioners Vice chancellors of Bond University University of Queensland alumni University of New South Wales alumni Fellows of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Members of the Order of Australia