Shade Tree Clinic

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
August 17, 2017

Employees lend a hand during Orthopaedic Outreach Day

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.

By Tom Wilemon
July 20, 2017

Event to make hand surgeries possible for uninsured people

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.

By Tom Wilemon
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
April 2, 2015

Shade Tree Trot gearing up to raise funds for student-run clinic

This year’s 5K Shade Tree Trot, the single largest source of funding for the Shade Tree Clinic, is set for Saturday, April 18, at 8 a.m. at the Vanderbilt football stadium.
By Jessica Pasley
March 5, 2015

VUSN’s Schorn to be honored at Shade Tree Benefit Dinner

Mavis Schorn, Ph.D., CNM, senior associate dean for Academics at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, will be honored at this year’s Shade Tree Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction on Wednesday, March 25.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 25, 2014

Student-run Shade Tree Clinic debuts ophthalmology service

When the Shade Tree Clinic first opened its doors in 2005 the patients received primary care services in the compact space of a cramped doublewide trailer.
By Jessica Pasley
April 3, 2014

Shade Tree Trot

The rain last Saturday morning didn’t dampen spirits at the Shade Tree Trot.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 13, 2014

Upcoming events bring crucial support to Shade Tree Clinic

The Shade Tree Trot has come a long way since it sauntered onto Nashville’s 5K scene in 2004.
By Jessica Pasley
May 23, 2013

Fundraising efforts bolster Shade Tree Clinic

It has been a successful spring in terms of fund raising and grant support for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s student-run Shade Tree Clinic.
By VUMC News and Communications