Dr. Brachman received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1953, interned at the University of Illinois Research  and Education Hospital in Chicago from 1953 to 1954.

Dr. Philip Brachman was a legend in public health. He joined the CDC in 1954, before many of us were even born, and worked there in epidemiology and training until his retirement. He held many positions at the CDC including directing the Field Epidemiology Training Program and serving as Director of the Epidemiology Program Office from 1970 to 1981.

After retiring from the CDC in 1986 Phil began a second career when he joined the Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH), Emory University and taught courses in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health surveillance, and infectious diseases. He also developed a series of short courses that were taught in Atlanta, throughout the United States, and abroad. Philip was also the director of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship program that brought countless public health practitioners from all reaches of the globe to Emory each year. Building on his connections with the CFAR, Emory was named the "AIDS Fellows campus" for the Humphrey Program, thereby gifting our CFAR with some of the best and brightest from all over the world.

The Humphrey Fellows revered Philip and appreciated his dedication and enthusiasm for them. He was a passionate educator and leader. When he entered the hospital yesterday morning he lamented that he could not be with his students that day, was concerned about who would replace him, and was looking forward to being back in the classroom tomorrow.

As a result of his 62 years as a truly outstanding educator there are thousands of people around the world who are able to help politicians, community leaders, service providers, and public health activists make data-driven public health decisions about everything from AIDS to Zika.
 
The world is, and will remain, a better place because of Phil.

Memorial donations may be made to “Books For Africa”, a project Dr. Brachman has been working with a school in Kenya.
There is a website to go to: https://www.booksforafrica.org/donate/funds.html

Information on his memorial service is below:
Friday, June 10, 2016
1:00pm
Paideia School Auditorium
1509 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta