Shade Tree Clinic Archives
Shade Tree Trot, other events help raise funds for student-run clinic
May. 3, 2018—The 2018 Shade Tree Trot, which took place April 21, was a great success, raising $98,000, in combination with funds from the Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction, to support the medical student-run Shade Tree Clinic, which provides care to the underserved population of Nashville.
Shade Tree Trot benefit run/walk set for April 21
Mar. 22, 2018—The 10th annual Shade Tree Trot, presented by Messer Construction and Carrabba’s, is set for Saturday, April 21, at 9 a.m. on the Vanderbilt campus.
Shade Tree Clinic adapts to changing healthcare landscape
Mar. 15, 2018—The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student-run Shade Tree Clinic was founded in 2004 as a means to provide primary care to Nashville’s uninsured population and to allow medical and nursing students to receive valuable hands-on training while providing healthcare to those in need.
Shade Tree Clinic Benefit Dinner, Silent Auction set for Feb. 22
Feb. 1, 2018—The Shade Tree Clinic Benefit Dinner & Silent Auction will take place Thursday, Feb. 22, 6 – 8:30 p.m. in the Student Life Center on Vanderbilt University’s campus.
Blair School presents benefit concert for Shade Tree Clinic Sept. 2
Aug. 18, 2017—The Blair School of Music and Blair alumnus Dean Whiteside host this year's benefit concert for the Shade Tree Clinic on Sept. 2.
Employees lend a hand during Orthopaedic Outreach Day
Aug. 17, 2017—Uninsured people who needed surgeries for debilitating hand conditions got that help because a team of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) employees volunteered their services.
Event to make hand surgeries possible for uninsured people
Jul. 20, 2017—Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) employees are making it possible for uninsured people suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and other hand disorders to receive surgical treatment.
Shade Tree Trot 2017
May. 4, 2017—This year’s Shade Tree Trot, held April 22, and benefit dinner raised a record amount — $76,000. Approximately 550 runners and walkers registered for the ninth annual 5K race on the Vanderbilt campus organized by Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students.
Shade Tree Trot fundraising event set for April 22
Mar. 16, 2017—The ninth annual Shade Tree Trot is set for Saturday, April 22, on the Vanderbilt campus.
Shade Tree Trot 2016
Apr. 28, 2016—Last Saturday’s Shade Tree Trot and benefit dinner raised a record amount — more than $58,000.
Shade Tree Trot set for April 23
Apr. 14, 2016—The eighth annual Shade Tree Trot is set for Saturday, April 23.
Photos: Shade Tree Trot 2015
Apr. 23, 2015—Last week’s Shade Tree Trot and benefit dinner raised a record amount — more than $51,000.