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tags: ca0, cuimrp
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# pps rotation
Ultimately this reduces same-day cancellations or case delays

**Objective** for the rotation is to learn a thorough preop evaluation and implement evidence-based optimization, testing, and screening as well as expose residents to the basic understanding of how a preoperative clinic is run.

Your patients will mostly be scheduled in advance but you may have one or two “walk-ins” or last minute add-ons. We try to see patients a week before surgery, but more typically see them 2-4 days prior to surgery.

## Details

**Location:** AOP, First Floor, near Dazbog. Follow signs to Pre-Procedure Services
**Hours:** M-F 8a-5p

### Daily schedule
The visits are scheduled for one hour. Day before cases are made as exceptions primarily for patients travelling from out of town.
CA-0 residents see 3-4 patients per day, CA-1 residents see 5-8 patients per day.

## Tips

## FAQ
**I don't have a patient scheduled until later -- do I still need to show up by 8:30am?**
Yes! Sometimes we have same-day add-ons or last-minute schedule changes. The expectation is that you are present in clinic by 8:30 every day -- even if there is no patient scheduled.

**What do I need to do before my first day?**
Please read through the attached guide it tells you everything you need to know. There is a checklist for what to do before the first day!

**Are there electronic copies of the clinic guides?**
Yes! They are in the Anesthesia Toolbox and on the PPS Teams Page on cupropofol.com