Abstract
<b>Objective</b>. To evaluate a pharmacy student service focused on patient coronary heart disease (CHD) risk assessment. <b>Design</b>. Fourth-year pharmacy students offered a CHD risk assessment service at 5 physicians9 offices as part of ambulatory care advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE). Patient acceptance of the service was assessed using a satisfaction survey instrument. <b>Assessment</b>. Fifty-seven students educated 311 patients about CHD risk. Of the 258 patients who completed the satisfaction survey, 245 (95%) reported that the service was helpful in understanding CHD risk, and 79 (31%) learned of a personal CHD risk factor of which they were not previously aware. Student knowledge was assessed using a multiple-choice pretest and posttest focused on CHD knowledge recall. Students9 test scores improved from pretest to posttest (mean 51.6 % ± 1.1 vs. 64. 8% ± 1.0. respectively; <i>p</i> = 0.01). <b>Conclusions</b>. A CHD risk assessment service provided by APPE students in ambulatory care settings was educational for both students and patients.
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