The Shade Tree Clinic is a medical student run organization in East Nashville that provides free medical care to patients in need. The clinic allows for medical and nursing student of Vanderbilt and Meharry to get a hands on experience while simultaneously providing health care to a community in need. As an employee at Vanderbilt who sees every day what goes into patient care, I think what these people are doing is extraordinary. This is the kind f place that cements Nashville as an amazing community that cares about it's people. I would highly recommend volunteering your time or donating to this clinic, as it's the support of donors and volunteers that keeps this clinic functioning. The clinic provided a variety of services, from acute to chronic care, as well as social services and health education. This is something our community needs, and the care you receive is just as high quality than if you were at Vanderbilt itself. I am so proud to be part of a community that supports an incredible endeavor like this. Vanderbilt produces some of the best doctors in the world, and to see students volunteering their time to learn and to help others is just awesome. read more