| Rotation | Week | PICO/CAT | Question |
| 1- Ambulatory Medicine | Online | PICO | In adults with acute rhinosinusitis, do antibiotics prevent clinical failure or more rapidly improve symptoms after they have been present for greater than a week compared to patients who were treated symptomatically? |
| 1- Ambulatory Medicine | 2 | PICO | Can drinking cranberry juice be an effective method of prophylaxis as compared to placebo/ no treatment in otherwise healthy adult women suffering from recurrent UTI’s? |
| 1- Ambulatory Medicine | 4 | PICO | Is hydroxychloroquine more effective as compared to symptomatic treatment for COVID to hasten recovery and prevent worsening of symptoms and hospitalization in otherwise healthy adult patients? |
| 2- Pediatrics | 2 | PICO | Is ibuprofen more effective than acetaminophen in reducing fever in otherwise healthy infants? |
| 2- Pediatrics | 4 | PICO | In children with moderate- severe asthma, does vitamin D supplementation reduce the frequency of asthma exacerbations |
| 3- Long Term Care | 2 | PICO | Can music therapy improve cognitive function in elderly patients with dementia? |
| 3- Long Term Care | 3 | PICO | Should otherwise healthy geriatric patients take daily aspirin in order to prevent cardiovascular events? |
| 3- Long Term Care | 4 | PICO | In patients with DVT of the lower leg, should thrombolytic interventions be used in addition to standard anticoagulation therapy in order to better get rid of the clot and avoid post-thrombotic syndrome? |
| 4- Internal Medicine | 2 | Mini-CAT Draft | Is ibuprofen more effective than acetaminophen in reducing fever in otherwise healthy infants? |
| 4- Internal Medicine | 4 | Final Mini-CAT | Is ibuprofen more effective than acetaminophen in reducing fever in otherwise healthy infants? |
| 5- Emergency Medicine | 1 | PICO | In patients with CKD/ ESRD, is apixaban more effective than warfarin in controlling atrial fibrillation and avoiding adverse effects? |
| 5- Emergency Medicine | 2 | PICO | In children with uncomplicated appendicitis, can antibiotic therapy be an effective alternative to surgical intervention (appendectomy) in treating appendicitis and preventing complications? |
| 6- Psychiatry | 1 | PICO | As compared to placebo (midazolam/ saline), is ketamine an effective treatment for reducing acute suicidal ideation in patients with mood disorders? |
| 6- Psychiatry | 2 | Mini-CAT Draft | As compared to placebo (midazolam/ saline), is ketamine an effective treatment for reducing acute suicidal ideation and suicidal behavior in patients with mood disorders? |
| 6-Psychiatry | 4 | Final Mini-CAT | As compared to placebo (midazolam/ saline), is ketamine an effective treatment for reducing acute suicidal ideation and suicidal behavior in patients with mood disorders? |
| 7- Surgery | 2 | PICO | Are corticosteroids more effective than non-analgesic or other analgesic methods at preventing and reducing Post-operative sore throat due to tracheal intubation? |
| 7-Surgery | 3 | PICO | In patients with full thickness rotator cuff tears, is surgery more effective than conservative management at eliminating pain and restoring shoulder function? |
| 7- Surgery | 4 | PH PICO | Does decreased sleep duration increase childhood obesity rates? |
| 8- Family Medicine | 4 | CAT Draft | In patients with full thickness rotator cuff tears, is surgery more effective than conservative management at eliminating pain and restoring shoulder function? |
| 9- OBGYN | 4 | Final CAT | In patients with full thickness rotator cuff tears, is surgery more effective than conservative management at eliminating pain and restoring shoulder function? |
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