Table 1.

Pharmacy Students' Retention of Knowledge of Management of Hypertension and Dyslipidemia^*

^*Students were required to answer multiple-choice questions in Integrated Organ Systems IV (IOSIV) examinations. Four months later, 9 of the IOSIV questions relating to dyslipidemia and 7 of those relating to hypertension were administered to the same students in the knowledge assessment. The proportion (%) of the class answering each of these questions correctly in the IOSIV examination and in the knowledge assessment test are presented as means from a total of 108 student respondents

^†These are questions that involve several concepts and are considered “higher level” questions requiring analysis, synthesis, and/or evaluation

^‡New questions added to the knowledge assessment test