Three-time Olympian Julie Parisien slaloms into her patients’ hearts.

Interview by Colin W. Sargent

When did you first dream of becoming an RN, and where have you worked since then? Thank you for your service, by the way!

When I retired from skiing in 1998, I’d already taken about two years of college credits.

For a while I considered medical school, but after a full and long career as a ski racer, I didn’t have the energy in me to commit to a long education process. I wanted a work life balanced with an enjoyable play life! I worked in Winthrop in long-term care and skilled nursing; at Maine General in Augusta on a medical-surgical floor; and now in Kalispell, Montana, where I’ve been for six years, in gastroenterology (endoscopy).

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