Pediatric

  • Seven people pose in a row. One man, six women.

    Student-run Shade Tree Clinic adds monthly pediatric clinic

    Shade Tree Clinic, which provides primary care to underserved and uninsured adults in Nashville, opened a pediatric clinic in January, the result of nearly a yearlong effort on the part of School of Medicine and School of Nursing students and their faculty mentors. The new monthly clinic serves adolescents ages… Read More

    Feb. 7, 2023

  • Class of 2021: Anana Upton, Peabody College

    Class of 2021: Social justice activist strives to make change through health care

    A family legacy of fighting for civil rights fuels Chicago native Anana Upton, whose mission is creating positive change in underserved communities. With a major in child development through Peabody College of education and human development and a plan to become a pediatric nurse, Upton aims to bring social justice through delivering quality, affordable health care. She'll enter Vanderbilt School of Nursing's PreSpecialty program in August as the first step in becoming a pediatric nurse practitioner. Read More

    Apr. 16, 2021

  • Mary Jo Gilmer with dog

    Vanderbilt Nursing professor launches study on therapy animals and children with cancer

    Shade Tree Clinic, which provides primary care to underserved and uninsured adults in Nashville, opened a pediatric clinic in January, the result of nearly a yearlong effort on the part of School of Medicine and School of Nursing students and their faculty mentors. The new monthly clinic serves adolescents ages… Read More

    Apr. 26, 2019