Shade Tree Trot

April 12, 2023

Shade Tree Trot 2023

Last Saturday’s dreary weather didn’t keep runners and walkers away from the annual Shade Tree Trot, held this year at Percy Warner Park.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 23, 2023

Shade Tree Trot fundraising event set for April 8

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s annual Shade Tree Trot 5K, a long-standing fund-raising tradition, is set for Saturday, April 8.

By Kathy Whitney
February 3, 2022

Events scheduled to raise funds for the Shade Tree Clinic

Several upcoming events are set to benefit the Shade Tree Clinic, which provides health care to Nashville’s uninsured community and is run by Vanderbilt medical and nursing students.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 17, 2021

Shade Tree Trot once again virtual, kicks off March 28

The annual Shade Tree Trot, a vital and long-standing fundraiser for the Shade Tree Clinic, will be held virtually again this year. The weeklong event is open to the public.

By Kathy Whitney
March 30, 2020

Virtual Shade Tree Trot set for April 18

The annual Shade Tree Trot, a vital and longstanding fundraising event for the Shade Tree Clinic, has been canceled due to COVID-19. In place of the 5K race, there will be a Virtual Shade Tree Trot, open to the public.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 29, 2020

Dinner and auction set to raise funds for Shade Tree Clinic

The 8th Annual Shade Tree Clinic Benefit Dinner & Silent Auction will take place Thursday, Feb. 20, from 6 – 8:30 p.m. in the Student Life Center on Vanderbilt University’s campus.

By Kathy Whitney
May 3, 2018

Shade Tree Trot, other events help raise funds for student-run clinic

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.
By Kathy Whitney
March 15, 2018

Shade Tree Clinic adapts to changing healthcare landscape

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.
By Kathy Whitney
February 1, 2018

Shade Tree Clinic Benefit Dinner, Silent Auction set for Feb. 22

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.
By Kathy Whitney
May 4, 2017

Shade Tree Trot 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.
By Doug Campbell
April 28, 2016

Shade Tree Trot 2016

Last Saturday’s Shade Tree Trot and benefit dinner raised a record amount — more than $58,000.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 14, 2016

Shade Tree Trot set for April 23

The eighth annual Shade Tree Trot is set for Saturday, April 23.
By Jessica Pasley
April 23, 2015

Photos: Shade Tree Trot 2015

Last week’s Shade Tree Trot and benefit dinner raised a record amount — more than $51,000.
By VUMC News and Communications