“If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It”: Olympic Curler Tabitha Peterson on Balancing Elite Athletics and Pharmacy
Tabitha Peterson, PharmD, discusses how teamwork, strategy, and antidoping expertise sharpen patient care and athlete safety.
In this interview with Pharmacy Times, Tabitha Peterson, PharmD, Team USA Olympic curler, discusses how the skills she has developed through elite athletics translate into her career in pharmacy. Peterson highlights the importance of teamwork, communication, and strategic thinking in curling, noting that success depends on the team’s collective performance rather than individual achievements. She also reflects on the discipline and time management required to balance competitive curling, her pharmacy career, and family life. Peterson explains how her experience as an athlete and a pharmacist provides a unique perspective on medication safety, particularly through her involvement in antidoping education and understanding the risks associated with supplements. She emphasizes the role pharmacists can play in helping educate athletes about safe medication use and prohibited substances.