Occupational Health Services (OHS) Post-Offer Placement Assessment (POPA) and Drug Screen Instructions

We look forward to you becoming part of the academic community at Mayo Clinic's campus in Phoenix, Arizona, in the coming months.

Important: All candidates are required to complete a Post-Offer Placement Assessment (POPA), including a drug screen, at least 10 business days prior to your start date/first day. Attending MCSGME orientation, starting your training program, and all patient contact will be prohibited until the entire post-offer placement assessment is completed and you're cleared for employment by Occupational Health.

OHS will be contacting you 90 days prior to your start date by email to start the POPA process. This email will come from the following email address: donotreply@mayo.edu.

To ease and expedite your onboarding, you will be submitting your POPA forms electronically and have required POPA testing (urine drug screen, immunization titers and tuberculosis testing) performed at a location near you or at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. If all the required documentation is not received within the required timeframe, this may affect your start date. 

Virtual/Remote POPAs are conducted in the United States ONLY. If you are outside of the United States, Occupational Health will assist in coordinating your required appointments once you are in the United States.  

If individuals live within a 30 mile radius of the Mayo Clinic Phoenix location: These individuals will have their POPA done in-person on the Mayo Clinic campus in Phoenix, Arizona. If there are any extenuating circumstances and the individual needs a virtual POPA, please reach out to Occupational Health to get this set up.

**Candidates outside of a 30-mile radius of the Mayo Clinic Phoenix location will be scheduled for a Virtual POPA**.

You will receive information and instructions from Occupational Health Services (OHS) on how to complete a health review pre-employment process which includes the completion of Post-Offer Immunization and Communicable Disease form, submission of required vaccinations, a tuberculosis (TB) screening, and a urine drug screen (UDS) prior to Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education (MCSGME) orientation. OHS will communicate to you if any additional follow-up is needed of your health review requirements.

If you do not have access to a computer/smartphone to complete the electronic paperwork, please inform Brittany Kelton (GME Specialist) for an alternative option. 

For any questions related to your Occupational Health POPA appointment, please contact the department via email DLARZOHSNURSE@mayo.edu or call 480-342-2304 (select option #2).