Prof. Brooks has been the Director of the Australian Health Workforce Institute at the University of Melbourne since January 2001. He was previously the Executive Dean for the Faculty of Health Sciences at The University of Queensland from 1998 until December 2009. Previous positions held include Foundation Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Sydney, Professor of Medicine at the University of New South Wales, Past President of the Australian Rheumatology Association and a member of the Council of the Queensland Institute for Medical Research.