An international portrait of pharmacists’ professional role identities: Q-methodology study dataset

As pharmacy practice evolves globally, pharmacists increasingly navigate multiple intersecting identities, including clinician, healthcare provider, manager, educator, and team member. This research project sought to explore how pharmacists conceptualize and enact their professional role identities across different international practice settings using Q methodology.

Data were collected from pharmacists attending the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Congress in Brisbane, Australia, held from September 24-28, 2023. Participants completed an anonymized online Q-sort activity in which they ranked pharmacist role categories and accompanying visual representations according to how strongly they reflected their professional identity. Additional demographic and post-sorting reflection questionnaires were also completed.