{"id":6897,"date":"2026-01-29T18:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/?p=6897"},"modified":"2026-01-30T23:03:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:03:59","slug":"dr-kendall-bielak-accepted-into-asmr-primed-scholars-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/2026\/01\/29\/dr-kendall-bielak-accepted-into-asmr-primed-scholars-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Kendall Bielak Accepted Into ASMR Primed Scholars Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6900 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Kendall-Bielak.heic\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"221\" \/>Kendall Bielak, MD<\/strong><b>,<\/b> Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellow has been accepted into the prestigious American Society of Reproductive Medicine <em>(ASMR)<\/em> Center for Policy and Leadership\u00a0PRIMED Scholars Program. This will allow Dr. Kendall Bielak to build into a legislative leader and advocate for fertility patients and providers across the United States, most importantly patients at UNC.<\/p>\n<p>The ASRM Center for Policy and Leadership (CPL) is a nonpartisan cohort that advances reproductive health, medicine, and science by delivering fact-driven and scientifically-based legal and policy analysis to the public and lawmakers. The PRIMED Scholars program, launched in 2024, allows its members to become &#8220;trailblazers in reproductive medicine advocacy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Participants gain comprehensive, skill-based training through several months of hybrid in-person and online modules. 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