McGuire Program for Clinician Scientists

The program begins with the Intensive Seminar in Practice-Based Clinical Research, a two-and-a-half-day immersion and the principal entry point into the clinician-scientist development pathway. Its purpose is not to teach someone how to become a researcher in two days, but to answer a more fundamental question: What does excellent practice-based research really look like, and what does it take to accomplish it successfully within a busy private practice? Participants learn directly from experienced investigators and research professionals who design, conduct, manage, analyze, publish, and translate clinical research into practice. The Seminar provides an intensive, real-world view of the scientific rigor, infrastructure, collaboration, and commitment required to conduct meaningful research in the private-practice setting.

Seminar participants may then apply for the McGuire Fellowship for Clinician Scientists, a structured, year-long program combining mentorship, experiential learning, and participation in active practice-based research. The Fellowship is designed to help practicing periodontists develop the knowledge, judgment, infrastructure, and collaborative skills necessary to become clinician-scientists and investigators within their own practices—and, over time, leaders, mentors, and lifelong stewards of evidence-based patient care.