Clinicians who might engage in program evaluation, quality improvement, and/or research on their innovative ideas may feel intimidated by the process given a variety of potential challenges. We will present a case example of a clinician innovator’s journey partnering with integrated care researchers to collect pilot data to evaluate a promising transdiagnostic group intervention. After briefly describing the intervention and setting (5 minutes), we will share a variety of challenges (e.g., lack of dedicated time, complex human subjects research review process) that the clinician innovator faced along the way as well as how she navigated them (20 minutes). Then attendees will break into small groups and complete an interactive activity to facilitate brainstorming solutions to barriers faced at their own sites (20 minutes). To conclude we will debrief as a large group (15 minutes) and share ideas for practical yet powerful next steps that clinician innovators can take to maintain momentum toward research and evaluation.