As the Alliance has grown and matured, many programs have extended our efforts into the community and at other institutions.

• Vanderbilt medical students received a general dental health lecture from Meharry dental faculty.
• Assisted Shade Tree Family Clinic in providing dental health care for patients.
• Facilitated three dental or dental-related grants for Shade Tree Clinic.
• Enabled Meharry students to work at Shade Tree Clinic.
• Created a resource for public schools in science and health.
• Facilitated a relationship between Vanderbilt Scientist in the Classroom and Murfreesboro city schools.
• Worked with Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on the Coordinated School Health Program.

Top: An MVSA member tutors a student at the Schwab School in Nashville, through the Project PENCIL program. Middle: Dental Day brought together Meharry’s School of Dentistry, Tennessee State University’s Dental Hygiene Program and Vanderbilt medical students to offer Shade Tree pediatric patients a free dental cleaning. bottom: Brian Drolet (VUSM) and Whitney Boon (MMC) examine a patient at Shade Tree Clinic.