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Jaren Dildine

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As a young child I had the pleasure of having one of the upmost men I have met as my pediatrician. He was a man of high character, and being the firstborn in my family, he aided my parents with knowledge and support throughout my childhood. Since I was young I knew that medicine was something that I had been called to pursue in my life, and specifically pediatrics. Having a child is one of the most important and stressful times in the life of two parents and carries immense fear and anxiety. As a doctor one day I plan to care for patients both physically and mentally, as well as assist parents through such a chaotic time. I have doubted this calling several times and wondered if the time it takes is really worth the end, but every time I have been reassured that this is the path that God has called me too and he will make a way. I am now pursuing a degree in Sports Medicine, on the pre-med track at Samford University. After my undergraduate studies I intend to go to medical school and eventually specialize in pediatric general medicine.

Education

Samford University

Bachelor's degree program
2020 - 2024
  • Majors:
    • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Samford University

Bachelor's degree program
2020 - 2024
  • Majors:
    • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

  • Planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Hospital & Health Care

    • Dream career goals:

      Pediatric Medicine

    • Counselor

      McCallie Sports Camp
      2017 – 20181 year
    • Assistant to Photographer

      Aslinger Photography
      2016 – 20182 years
    • Readiness Team Member

      Shades Baptist Church
      2021 – Present4 years
    • Laborer

      Crown Plumbing and Construction
      2013 – 20229 years

    Sports

    Track & Field

    Varsity
    2016 – 20204 years

    Cross-Country Running

    Varsity
    2016 – 20204 years

    Awards

    • Love of Running Award

    Arts

    • McCallie School

      Sculpture
      Turned bowls, vases, and welded.
      2016 – 2020
    • McCallie School

      Photography
      Several local photography awards, one international contest award
      2015 – Present

    Future Interests

    Volunteering

    Bold Financial Freedom Scholarship
    As a small child, my dad was an avid cyclist. He would spend his Saturdays riding for hours and hours on end, on a beauty of a machine. Once I had reached the age in which sports peaked my interest more and more, and I decided that a shiny new bike was what my heart desired most. As I consulted my parents in a meeting I had called about my inquiry I was met with one simple phrase "well you better start saving." I did just that. I mowed yards, I trimmed bushes, I washed cars, I saved my Christmas money, my birthday money, and even considering taking donations. The brand new Cannondale sat in the bike shop where I visited it on weekends for a quick trip around the lot, soon to take it home to my own home. Eventually, the day came in which that goal of mine finally came to reality as I rode my new bike in circles around the cul-de-sac. Now, as I work my jobs and I pay my tuition I am reminded but those same simple words "you better start saving." I am thankful that my parents, from such a young age, taught me to be a good steward of my money. Without such simple yet powerful financial advice, I would not be able to afford the college tuition that I am paying for now.
    Bold Deep Thinking Scholarship
    As a sophomore in college I stopped at a gas station on the rough side of town. As I stepped to the pump, head on a swivel, I had a deep uneasy feeling about me. Several men wandered through the intersection towards the station, and I trusted not a one of them. It occurred to me, as the gallon count spun across in front of me, that everyone I met I was suspicious of. In our culture, trust of others has virtually dissolved. We have been lied to by those in power, manipulated, and turned against our neighbors - now we stand at a point where we take ever statement with a grain of salt and every stranger is an enemy. I have seen in my own life as a healthy skepticism has morphed into a constant wariness of everyone who enters my bubble. The only way to heal from this suspicious, unhealthy, brash, and sometimes even violent attitude towards others is time. Time away from picking sides, time away from violence in the streets, time away from the fuel of liars, and time spent seeking truth. In a world bent on tearing itself apart and sowing mistrust, we must seek to find truth that will bring us back together. In the end with those men in the parking lot, they were not threat to me as I had so conjured up in my head, but rather plain normal gentlemen. If I took the time to get to know them, that shroud of mystery and fear would surely fade away, and we would be united by our commonalities and be one step closer to bridging that mistrust.
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