Dr. Polaschek obtained her medical degree at Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Illinois in 1993, followed by the completion of an Obstetrics /Gynecology residency program at Columbus-Cabrini Hospital in Chicago in 1997. She is currently in private practice with Medical Arts Associates, Ltd in Moline, Illinois, with her OB/GYN practice in full concordance with the moral teachings of the Catholic Church.
She has been a member of Catholic Medical Association since 1997, attending multiple national and international conferences.
Since 2012, she has been serving as a Board Member of Human Life International (HLI), the world's largest international pro-life organization with affiliates and associates in over 80 nations worldwide. HLI's mission is to train, organize and equip pro-life leaders around the world in concordance to the Magisterial teaching of the Catholic Church. It works with people of all faiths to advance the pro-life cause.
She is an active advocate of Natural Family Planning and is currently serving as a medical director at the Womens Choice Center (WCC) in Bettendorf, Iowa. The WCC is a non-profit organization providing free pregnancy testing, ultrasound imaging and crisis pregnancy counseling.