Strengths and limitations
To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate the benefits of combining two different methods, namely Likert scales and Q-methodology to explore the readiness for IPE of first year students in health science programs. Additionally, given the limited postgraduate studies in this area [A potential limitation with the current study is that, although the participant pool included a wide variety of health science programs, the data was collected from only one university, and the results may not be generalizable to students at other institutions. It is also worth noting that with Q-methodology generalizations rarely occur beyond the immediate set of participants [