| Rotation # and Type | Week # | PICO/Mini-CAT | Question |
| RT 1 – Emergency Medicine | WK # 1 | PICO | Do patients with inferior wall MI have worse outcomes such as hypotension if given nitroglycerin than patients who are not administered nitroglycerin? |
| WK #2 | PICO | In adults experiencing post-cardiac arrest syndrome, does therapeutic hypothermia decrease mortality and improve outcomes? | |
| WK #4 | PICO | In critically ill adults presenting to the hospital, do patients experience better outcomes after fluid resuscitation with normal saline or balanced crystalloids such as lactated ringers or Plasma-Lyte? | |
| RT 2 – Ambulatory Care | WK #1 | PICO | In adults diagnosed with COVID-19, is NSAID use, particularly Ibuprofen, associated with worse outcomes and prognosis? |
| WK #4 | PICO | What is the probability of vertical transmission of COVID-19 from pregnant women to their newborns and rate of neonatal adverse effects associated with maternal COVID-19 infection? | |
| RT 3 – Psychiatry | WK #2 | PICO | Does Clozapine decrease suicidal behavior in adult patients with schizophrenia? |
| WK #3 | PICO | In adults with newly diagnosed or early schizophrenia, does use of long-acting injectable antipsychotics reduce risk of hospitalization and relapse? | |
| WK #4 | PICO | In adults with major depressive disorder and inadequate response to antidepressants, does adjunctive treatment with omega-3 fatty acids improve symptoms of depression? | |
| RT 4 – Internal medicine | WK #4 | Mini-CAT | In adults with major depressive disorder and inadequate response to antidepressants, does adjunctive treatment with omega-3 fatty acids improve symptoms of depression? |
| RT 5 – OBGYN | WK #1 | PICO | In adult patients with heavy menstrual bleeding not controlled by medications, is levonorgestrel intrauterine device as effective as endometrial ablation in terms of bleeding rate, reintervention rate, and patient satisfaction? |
| WK #2 | PICO | In pregnant women at term, does cervical ripening with a foley catheter or Dinoprostone have higher efficacy and safety? | |
| RT 6 – Surgery | WK #1 | PICO | In elderly patients with coronary artery disease requiring revascularization, does percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) result in lower mortality and decreased risk of adverse events such as revascularization, stroke or myocardial infarction? |
| WK #4 | Mini-CAT | In elderly patients with coronary artery disease requiring revascularization, does percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) result in lower mortality and decreased risk of adverse events such as revascularization, stroke or myocardial infarction? | |
| RT 7 – Family Medicine | WK #2 | PICO | In adults with knee osteoarthritis, do intra-articular injections of platelet-rich plasma or hyaluronic acid have greater efficacy and safety? |
| WK #3 | PICO | In non-diabetic obese and overweight adults wanting to lose weight, are GLP-1 receptor agonists such as Liraglutide effective and safe for weight loss? | |
| WK #4 | PICO | Do mandatory alcohol ignition interlocks reduce recidivism and alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes and deaths in persons with previous DWI? | |
| RT 8 – Long Term Care | WK #4 | CAT Draft | In adults with knee osteoarthritis, do intra-articular injections of platelet-rich plasma or hyaluronic acid have greater efficacy and safety? |
| RT 9 – Pediatrics | WK #4 | Final CAT | In adults with knee osteoarthritis, do intra-articular injections of platelet-rich plasma or hyaluronic acid have greater efficacy and safety? |
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