Dr. Ted O’Connell

MD, FAAFP

Dr. Ted O’Connell is the Director of Medical Education for Kaiser Permanente Northern California. He is also an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the UC San Francisco School of Medicine.

Ted has authored over 20 medical textbooks, edited 10 additional textbooks, and has written over 900 textbook chapters as well as articles in peer-reviewed medical journals. Ted has been involved in medical education for over two decades, serving as Founding Program Director at the Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano family medicine residency program for 10 years and the Program Director at the Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills residency program for 7 years. Ted is Editor-In-Chief of Elsevier’s Clinical Key Student, an international medical education platform. Ted is also the award-winning host of several podcasts.

Ted received his undergraduate degree with honors in Psychology and Premedical Studies from the University of Notre Dame. He attended medical school at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and completed his residency and chief residency at UCLA-Santa Monica Medical Center. Ted has completed the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard Business School, the Emerging Leaders Program through The Permanente Medical Group, the Leading Innovations in Health Care and Education course through the Harvard-Macy Foundation, the Disruptive Strategy program at Harvard Business School, and the Design Thinking course through the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group.

Ted has been the recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award from AmeriCorps and the Points of Light Foundation, the Cecil Cutting Award for Innovation and Leadership from The Permanente Medical Group, and Physician of the Year from the Napa-Solano County Medical Society, and Physician Exceptional Contribution Award from the Southern California Permanente Medical Group.

USMLE Books by Ted

Crush Step 1

Written and reviewed by students, residents, and experts, Crush Step 1, 2nd Edition, is the perfect review resource you need to score high on this high-stakes exam. This comprehensive, focused resource is the most effective review tool available for truly understanding the material on which you’ll be tested.

  • Up-to-date, easy-to-read, high-yield coverage of all the material tested on the exam.

  • Numerous color images, helpful lists, and quick-reference tables help students retain and recall information quickly.

  • Review questions for each chapter test student mastery of core knowledge and aid retention of high-yield facts. Test prep strategies help readers identify and understand question stems rather than memorizing buzz words.

  • A new review board of current students and residents, as well as authors who scored within the 99th percentile on the USMLE Step 1, ensures relevance and accuracy.

  • Student Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, references and animations, designed to produce a more rounded learning experience.

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USMLE Step 2 Secrets

Concise and easy to use, USMLE Step 2 Secrets is an effective, high-yield review for achieving success on this high-stakes exam. Presented in the popular, time-tested Secrets® Q&A format, this bestselling USMLE review book prepares you for the broad-based diagnosis, treatment, and management questions you’ll face on the vignette-style USMLE exam.

  • The proven Secrets® format gives you the most return for your time – concise, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.

  • Essential questions and answers cover the key conditions you will be expected to recognize, all specialty and subspecialty topics, and necessary clinical concepts.

  • Top 100 Secrets, tips, and memory aids provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.

  • Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.

  • Thoroughly updated to ensure that content reflects the current USMLE exam.

  • New color images added throughout, plus numerous figures, tables, and summary boxes for visual overview of essential, board-relevant content.

  • Student Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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USMLE Step 3 Secrets

Following the popular, time-tested Secrets Series® format, this enjoyable, easy-to-read book is extremely effective for ensuring success on one of the most important exams you’ll take in your medical career.

  • Get the most out of your study time with a concise, integrated, clinical overview of Step 3 content, perfect for a refresher and practical preparation for this high-stakes, vignette-style exam.

  • Benefit from the highly engaging Q&A format that interactively reviews your knowledge of diagnosis, treatment, and management of common disorders.

  • Carry it with you and study at your convenience – anytime, anywhere.

  • Tap into the knowledge and experience of co-authors who have all scored extremely well on all steps of the USMLE.

  • Zero in on key information with figures, tables, and summary boxes that provide a concise visual overview of important board-relevant content.

  • Apply tips, memory aids, and "secrets" gathered by Dr. O’Connell and used by students to pass the boards.

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Clinical Textbooks

Pocket-sized and portable, Instant Work-ups offers all of the critical information physicians need to know in order to evaluate and diagnose a patient. The content is uniquely presented as a patient would present his or her case: with symptoms and abnormalities, as opposed to a diagnosis. Practical and easy to use, they provide clear work-up plans for the most commonly encountered medical conditions, providing quick, focused guidance with the flexibility to adapt to each unique patient.

Instant Work-ups: A Clinical Guide to Medicine

Instant Work-ups: A Clinical Guide to Medicine offers all of the critical information physicians need to know in order to evaluate and diagnose a patient. The content is uniquely presented as a patient would present his or her case: with symptoms and abnormalities, as opposed to a diagnosis. Practical and easy to use, it provides clear work-up plans for the most commonly encountered medical conditions, providing quick, focused guidance with the flexibility to adapt to each unique patient.

  • Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

  • Pocket-sized design makes it perfect for quick reference in the clinical setting.

  • Covers approximately 80 of the most commonly encountered medical conditions.

  • Chapters are alphabetically organized by topic for easy reference.

  • Topics are presented as a sign, symptom, or abnormal lab reading as a patient would present his or her case.

  • Every topic includes a brief background discussion, a list of important related materials, and a detailed list of the next lab or radiographic tests.

  • Describes each diagnostic test and includes algorithms for each topic to help guide diagnosis.

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Instant Work-ups: A Clinical Guide to Pediatrics

Instant Workups: Clinical Guide to Pediatrics, by Theodore X. O'Connell, MD, is a portable pocket resource and quick refresher that helps you develop and refine your diagnostic skills. Practical and easy to use, it provides clear workup plans for the most common pediatric conditions, providing you with quick, focused guidance with the flexibility to adapt to each unique patient. Topics are organized alphabetically and cover the signs, symptoms, and abnormal lab readings for each condition. Replace information taken from memory or multiple references with one concise, indispensable book so you can make accurate diagnoses in less time!

  • Covers the most commonly encountered pediatric conditions to provide you with a practical and useful manual for daily practice.

  • Reflects how a patient actually presents with an organization by presenting sign, symptom, or lab abnormality.

  • Includes a brief background discussion on each topic, followed by lists of important related materials (such as medications that may contribute to each condition) and laboratory and/or radiographic tests to be ordered.

  • Describes each diagnostic test so you can refresh or familiarize yourself with the purpose of the test.

  • Provides a sound framework for building a workup with algorithms for each topic.

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Instant Work-ups: A Clinical Guide to Obstetric and Gynecologic Care

Instant Workups: Clinical Guide to Obstetric and Gynecologic Care, by Theodore X. O'Connell, MD, is a portable pocket resource and quick refresher that helps you develop and refine your diagnostic skills. Practical and easy to use, it provides clear workup plans for the most common obstetric and gynecologic conditions, providing you with quick, focused guidance with the flexibility to adapt to each unique patient. Topics are organized alphabetically and cover the signs, symptoms, and abnormal lab readings for each condition. Replace information taken from memory or multiple references with one concise, indispensable book so you can make accurate diagnoses in less time!

  • Covers the most commonly encountered obstetric and gynecologic conditions to provide you with a practical and useful manual for daily practice.

  • Reflects how a patient actually presents by organizing alphabetically by presenting sign, symptom, or lab abnormality.

  • Includes a brief background discussion on each topic, followed by lists of important related materials (such as medications that may contribute to each condition) and laboratory and/or radiographic tests to be ordered.

  • Describes each diagnostic test so you can refresh or familiarize yourself with the purpose of the test.

  • Provides a sound framework for building your workups using detailed treatment algorithms.

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