In this episode you will hear an interview with Kathleen Berchelmann M.D. as we talk about balancing a profession with homeschooling and her article 18 Reasons why Docs and Lawyers Home School Their kids.
Introducing Kathleen Berchelmann
Kathleen Berchelmann, M.D., is a pediatrician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine, and an official spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics. Kathleen is the co-founder and director of ChildrensMD, a blog written by five dynamic mom-pediatricians who share their true confessions of trying to apply science and medicine to motherhood. Kathleen and her husband are raising five children. Dr. Berchelmann is a frequent contributor to health and parenting TV news segments including Fox New’s “Happening Now,” with Jenna Lee and Jon Scott, and St. Louis stations KTVI (Fox) and KSDK (NBC).
Prior to medical school, Dr. Berchelmann attended divinity school at Weston Jesuit School of Theology. Together with her husband Greg, she created CatholicPediatrics.org, which features a searchable directory of Catholic pediatricians. She is also a regular contributor to Aleteia and CatholicMom.com. On the radio, Kathleen has a weekly segment on EWTN’s Son Rise Morning Show with Matt Swaim.
Announcements and Resources
Follow Dr. Kathleen Berchelmann on Facebook: ChildrensMomDocs, Twitter:@MomDocKathleen and connect with her on Google+ and LinkedIn.
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