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Article by Dr. William Simmons on African Americans in STEM Published in ACMS Bulletin
The article “By the Numbers: The Verging Interest in Increasing African Americans in the STEM Workforce” by William Simmons, MD (Visiting Associate Professor and President of the Gateway Medical Society) was published in the June 2015 Allegheny County Medical Society (ACMS) Bulletin (…
Dr. William Simmons to Receive Exemplary Service Award from Iota Phi Foundation in November 2014
Congratulations to William Simmons, MD who will receive an Exemplary Service Award from the Iota Phi Foundation (Omega Psi Phi Fraternity) for demonstrating superior leadership in the area of medicine. The foundation is operated by professional African-American male volunteers with the…
2014 Diversity Update
William Simmons, MD, provides an update on diversity initiatives.
Xu and Tang Research Team Shows the Brain May Retain Cellular Memory of Odors Introduced Under Anesthesia
“Cellular Registration without Behavioral Recall of Olfactory Sensory Input under General Anesthesia” reveals new findings that suggest the brain receives and registers sensory information at the cellular level while anesthetized without behavioral reporting of the same information after recovering…
WQED Journey to Medicine Program Story Now Online
WQED aired a segment featuring Gateway Medical Society's Journey to Medicine (JTM) academic mentorship program in their television series Portrayal & Perception: African American Men and Boys on Monday, March 18…
Journey to Medicine Program Featured in New Pittsburgh Courier
Recently, the New Pittsburgh Courier published an article (PDF) featuring the Gateway Medical Society (GMS) “Journey to Medicine” (JTM) program, a precollege academic mentorship program for African American males…
Dr. William Simmons' Article on the Journey to Medicine Program Published in Soul Pitt Magazine
“Gateway Medical Society, Inc. - Closing the Gap,” an article by William Simmons, MD, Visiting Clinical Associate Professor and also President of the Gateway Medical Society (GMS), was published in the August 2012…
Dr. William Simmons' Article on Diversity Improvement Published in April ACMS Bulletin
Dr. Simmon’s article explains numerous GMS efforts to address racial and ethnic disparities in health care and increase the number of minorities in the medical field.
Dr. William Simmon's Letter to the Editor Published in Pittsburgh Tribune Review
A Letter to the Editor by Visiting Clinical Associate Professor William Simmons, MD appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review on Sunday March 18th, 2012. Dr. Simmons is also President of the Gateway Medical Society, Co-Chair of the UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Physician…
Work by Drs. Tang and Xu Published and Selected as Feature Image in Nature Communications
In their paper, the authors show that acetylcholine is a competitive antagonist for ELIC, the pentameric ligand-gated ion channel from the bacteria Erwinia chrysanthemi.
Paper by Xu Research Team Published and Selected for BBA Biomembranes Journal Cover
“NMR structure and dynamics of a designed water-soluble transmembrane domain of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor” was published as the cover story in the March issue of Biochimica et Biophysica Acta Biomembranes.
Gateway Medical Society Honored at Pittsburgh Public School Board Meeting
On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Gateway Medical Society Inc. and the students from the “Journey to Medicine”' program were honored at the Pittsburgh Public School Board meeting.
Journey to Medicine is a precollege academic mentorship program intended to increase the number of…
Dr. William Simmons Assumes Presidency of the Gateway Medical Society; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Courier Feature Journey to Medicine Program
Visiting Clinical Associate Professor William Simmons MD assumed the role of President of the Gateway Medical Society (GMS) on January 1, 2012. Both Dr. Simmons and the GMS have pioneered numerous efforts to improve the numbers of minorities in the medical field.
Dr. Simmons…
Diversity Initiatives Featured in the News
Our department and William Simmons, MD, have been participating in many school and hospital-wide diversity related efforts, several of which were recently featured in the news.