| ROTATION # AND TYPE | WEEK # | PICO/Mini-CAT | QUESTION |
| RT 1 – Internal Medicine | WK # 1 | PICO | Can a low glycemic index diet be as effective as metformin in controlling Type 2 diabetes? |
| RT 1 – Internal Medicine | WK # 2 | PICO | Do patients with septic shock have better outcomes when treated with Lactated Ringer’s instead of Normal Saline? |
| RT 1 – Internal Medicine | WK # 4 | PICO | When is the optimal time a cholecystectomy should be done on patients with gallstone pancreatitis? |
| RT 2 – Psychiatry | WK # 2 | PICO | Is Varenicline more effective than the Nicotine Patch for achieving smoking cessation in smokers? |
| RT 2 – Psychiatry | WK # 4 | PICO | In patients with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia, is the addition of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to Clozapine more effective than Clozapine alone at treating Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia? |
| RT 3 – Surgery | WK # 2 | PICO | In patients with prostate cancer, is brachytherapy as effective as a radical prostatectomy for treating their prostate cancer? |
| RT 3 – Surgery | WK # 3 | PICO | For patients with inguinal and abdominal wall hernias, is the use of mesh in hernia repairs associated with a lower risk of hernia recurrence when compared to non-mesh hernia repairs? |
| RT 3 – Surgery | WK # 4 | PICO | In patients who are morbidly obese, is the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy a more effective bariatric procedure than the laparoscopic gastric bypass for improving/treating T2DM? |
| RT 4 – Long Term Care | WK # 4 | Mini-CAT | In patients who are morbidly obese, is the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy a more effective bariatric procedure than the laparoscopic gastric bypass for improving/treating T2DM? |
| RT 5 – Ambulatory Medicine | WK # 1 | PICO | For patients who suffer from frequent/recurrent migraines, are Botox injections a significantly effective method for preventing migraine headaches? |
| RT 5 – Ambulatory Medicine | WK # 2 | PICO | In patients with Bell’s palsy, is acupuncture as effective as classic first-line medications (pharmacological therapy) in treating and resolving Bell’s palsy? |
| RT 6 – Family Medicine | WK # 1 | PICO | For patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is myofunctional therapy effective for treating and reducing symptoms of OSA? |
| RT 6 – Family Medicine | WK # 4 | Mini-CAT | For patients who suffer from frequent/recurrent migraines, are Botox injections a significantly effective method for preventing migraine headaches? |
| RT 7 – Emergency Medicine | WK # 4 | CAT Draft | For women with menorrhagia, is the use of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devices (IUD) as effective as conventional medical therapies, such as oral contraceptives, for treating menorrhagia? |
| RT 9 – OBGYN | WK # 2 | PICO | For pregnant women, is a foley catheter (balloon) insertion as effective as pharmacologic methods (e.g. misoprostol, oxytocin, and PGE2 administration) for induction of labor? |
| RT 9 – OBGYN | WK # 3 | PICO | For women with menorrhagia, is the use of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devices (IUD) as effective as conventional medical therapies, such as oral contraceptives, for treating menorrhagia? |
| RT 9 – OBGYN | WK # 4 | PICO | Does suffering from intimate partner violence affect the use of contraception in women of childbearing age? |
| RT 8 – Pediatrics | WK # 4 | Final CAT | For women with menorrhagia, is the use of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devices (IUD) as effective as conventional medical therapies, such as oral contraceptives, for treating menorrhagia? |
