▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Jud kins ▁grew ▁up ▁near ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁Born ▁into ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁medical ▁profession als , ▁including ▁his ▁father ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁physical ▁ther ap ist , ▁Jud kins ▁developed ▁a ▁love ▁for ▁working ▁with ▁his ▁hands . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁from ▁L oma ▁L inda ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁in ▁R ivers ide , ▁California ▁for ▁his ▁pre - med ical ▁courses . ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁paper ▁delivery , ▁construction , ▁t utor ing , ▁and , ▁during ▁W W II , ▁w iring ▁Liber ty ▁ships ▁at ▁the ▁Kaiser ▁ship y ards ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁his ▁early ▁education . ▁He ▁continued ▁on ▁his ▁path ▁by ▁en rolling ▁at ▁La ▁Sierra ▁college ▁in ▁an ▁acceler ated ▁program ▁which ▁eventually ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Medical ▁Evangel ists , ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁medical ▁education . ▁His ▁educational ▁exp enses ▁were ▁supp lement ed ▁by ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁his ▁continued ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Kaiser ▁Sh ip y ards . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁E ile en ▁C obb ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁who ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁nur se ▁at ▁L oma ▁L inda . ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁after ▁education ▁at ▁L oma ▁L inda ▁Hospital ▁( 1 9 4 6 – 1 9 4 7 ) ▁for ▁his ▁intern ship ▁which ▁was ▁followed ▁up ▁by ▁his ▁special ty ▁training ▁in