June 11, 2005
Epocrates Essentials Selected by Med Students
Indiana University School of Medicine
Scope Newsletter Volume 9, Number 27
IUSM students have selected Epocrates Essentials, the all-in-one mobile guide to drugs, diseases and diagnostics, as the primary source of clinical information for their PDA needs. Among its assets for students are a drug database and interactions checker, a disease monograph, an infectious disease guide, a lab diagnostic module and medical calculators.
IUSM is partnering with Epocrates, Inc. to arm its students with the latest in mobile medical technology. Currently, more than one in four U.S. physicians and a percentage of students at every medical school use the software.
IUSM, which has a PDA requirement for medical students, is one of the first universities to make Epocrates the standard decision support software by distributing and training its nearly 600 third- and fourth-year medical students with the technology. By supporting this application for students' devices, IUSM ensures a common, high-quality set of resources for its students.
"Many of our students were already using Epocrates," said, Amy Hatfield, MLS, information systems librarian at IUSM. "By incorporating it into our curricula, we are ensuring that our students will have the resources needed to provide the best patient care."
Students can consult their PDA at patients' bedsides, in the classroom settings and during discussions about dosing, drug interactions and patient safety.
CONTACT: Erica Sniad Morgenstern Epocrates Public Relations PHONE: (650) 227-6907 E-MAIL: pr@epocrates.com WEB: www.epocrates.com