1. Future Physicians of America 5 th Annual Survey September 2010

2. Survey respondents Survey included 710 medical students who use Epocrates Year in medical school -4 th year: 46% -3 rd year: 34% -2 nd year: 15% -1 st year: 5% Survey completed in August of 2010 Students randomly selected to participate CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY © Epocrates, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn more about Epocrates, please visit us at www.epocrates.com SLIDE 2

3. >60% knew they wanted to be a doctor pre-college CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY © Epocrates, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn more about Epocrates, please visit us at www.epocrates.com SLIDE 3 When did you know you wanted to enter medical school? Currently, what is your career goal? Join a group practice – 32% Be employed by a hospital – 31% Work in academia – 16% Open a partnership practice – 9% Own a solo practice – 6% Practice part-time – 2% Industry consultant – 1% Other – 3%

4. Internal medicine gained most popularity in 2010 CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY © Epocrates, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn more about Epocrates, please visit us at www.epocrates.com SLIDE 4 What specialty do you plan to pursue? *only top 6 are charted

5. 5 years running – location, location, location! CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY © Epocrates, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn more about Epocrates, please visit us at www.epocrates.com SLIDE 5 Location School ranking/ reputation Only one where I was accepted Cost Research opportunities/ curriculum Financial aid What were the primary reasons for selecting your medical school?

6. Students are increasingly concerned about being a “good physician” CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY © Epocrates, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn more about Epocrates, please visit us at www.epocrates.com SLIDE 6 What are your greatest concerns about becoming a practicing physician?

7. Students generally have a positive opinion of school and training CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY © Epocrates, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn more about Epocrates, please visit us at www.epocrates.com SLIDE 7 Please rate your satisfaction with the amount of training you have received in the following areas: Overall Grade for Med School (A)Excellent (B) Good (C) Average (D) Below Average (E) Failing 30% 49% 17% 4% 0%

8. Mobile reference usage accelerated to primary clinical information source CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY © Epocrates, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn more about Epocrates, please visit us at www.epocrates.com SLIDE 8 When you need information to help you solve a clinical question, where is the first place you are most likely to turn? *Answers below 5% are not charted

9. Majority of students own or plan to own an Apple® mobile device CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY © Epocrates, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn more about Epocrates, please visit us at www.epocrates.com SLIDE 9 What type of mobile device do you use? 42% of students plan to purchase a new device within the next year. BlackBerry 4% What device do you plan to purchase? n= 305 *Respondents allowed to choose more than 1 device

10. ~80% of medical students use Epocrates daily CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY © Epocrates, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn more about Epocrates, please visit us at www.epocrates.com SLIDE 10 How often do you use Epocrates software?

11. EHR availability is a priority for students CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY © Epocrates, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn more about Epocrates, please visit us at www.epocrates.com SLIDE 11 94% believe it is “Very Important” (70%)/“Important” (24%) to have an EHR at the place they choose to practice. (This is up from 90% in 2009.) What do you think will contribute most to wide-spread EHR adoption?

12. Students see attendings adopting technology CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY © Epocrates, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn more about Epocrates, please visit us at www.epocrates.com SLIDE 12 Do you feel attending physicians are resistant to medical technology? % practice safe hygiene % respondents 0-25%2% 26-50%21% 51-75%45% 76-100%32% What % of fellow students and physicians do you feel practice safe hygiene in a medical setting? 76% believe there should be a restriction on the number of hours residents are allowed to work

13. Attending physicians influence students opinion of pharma reps CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY © Epocrates, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn more about Epocrates, please visit us at www.epocrates.com SLIDE 13 Rate the credibility of the following channels: What factors primarily contribute to your opinion of pharma? *Respondents allowed to choose more than 1 influence

14. House and Scrubs popular TV shows among students CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY © Epocrates, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn more about Epocrates, please visit us at www.epocrates.com SLIDE 14 Which of the following medical TV shows do you watch? *Respondents allowed to choose more than 1 show