Rooted and Resilient: A Student’s Journey from TFC to Medical School

Toccoa Falls, Ga. (July 23, 2025) – Toccoa Falls College is a place of flourishing, where students grow intellectually, spiritually, and personally within a distinctly Christian community. At TFC, it’s not just about earning a degree. It’s about becoming the person God has called you to be, prepared to make a lasting impact on the world for His glory.

For one alumnus, Coleton Davis (Class of 2025), God used heartache and difficulty to foster determination and triumph.

In his first semester, the realities of being away from home for the first time, adjusting to college life, and participating in collegiate sports were quite a change—but the loss of his father during those first weeks at TFC was life-altering. Yet, he was not alone, as he states:

“Although I was very new to the TFC community at the time, they stood right beside me to help me through those tough days. My professors, coaches, teammates, and fellow classmates stood by me, even though they barely knew me.”

Facing grief with courage and a resolute heart, he remained steadfast in the task God had entrusted to him. Throughout his time playing for the TFC Men’s Soccer team, Coleton earned All-Region honors in two seasons—Second-Team All-Region as a sophomore and First-Team All-Region as a junior. However, his achievements extended beyond the soccer field. He was an active member and officer of the TriBeta National Biological Honor Society chapter on campus and graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biology, concentrating in pre-professional studies. He also completed internships with the GBI pathology lab during the summer.

Davis shares,

“One’s journey to medical school is rarely ever easy, but my professors at TFC made all the difference in the world. Jesus Christ is the great physician, and I am thankful that TFC gave me the resources not only to pursue medicine but also to use medicine to spread His gospel. I am currently an OMS-1 student at Lincoln Memorial University-Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine. After medical school, I would like to pursue a residency in Pathology, followed by a fellowship in Forensic Pathology, to become a Forensic Pathologist. I would have never guessed that my time at TFC would take me from the mountains of Northeast Georgia to the mountains of Northeast Tennessee. I am so grateful for my four years at TFC.”

Wherever God leads, TFC is proud not only of Coleton’s accomplishments through heartache and loss, but his willingness to share the Gospel of Christ in the medical field.