New Resident Orientation

Ted O’Connell, MD, FAAFP, is the Director of Undergraduate, Graduate, and Continuing 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 of 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 is Editor-In-Chief of Elsevier’s Clinical 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 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.

Theresa Azevedo-Rousso is the Regional Director and Designated Institutional Official (DIO) of Kaiser Permanente Northern California Undergraduate & Graduate Medical Education (UME/GME).  With over 30 years of experience in leading research and education, Theresa joined the KP leadership team 17 years ago to lead the strategic development of UME/GME programs to align with KP and community workforce development goals.  In addition, Theresa leads facilitates faculty and resident development, oversees accreditation and educational outcomes, financial planning, and marketing of KPNC’s residency and fellowship programs, serving approximately 460 KP residents and fellows, 1,200+ affiliated residents and over 800 medical students – spanning twenty-one medical centers. Theresa received her bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary’s College of California and her master’s in public administration at the University of San Francisco.   She is also alumni of the Harvard Macy Institute Leading Innovations in Health Care & Education program and earned a certificate from the MIT Sloan Artificial Intelligence (AI): Implications for Business Strategy program.

Theresa’s scholarly interests are workforce development and diversity, integrating quality and performance improvement across the educational continuum, leveraging technology in the educational environment, and the effects of healthcare policy on graduate medical education.

Theresa is an active volunteer with several organizations, including her role as Community Volunteer Leader for American Red Cross, Northern California, and Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Theresa Azevedo-Rousso is the Regional Director and Designated Institutional Official (DIO) of Kaiser Permanente Northern California Undergraduate & Graduate Medical Education (UME/GME).  With over 30 years of experience in leading research and education, Theresa joined the KP leadership team 17 years ago to lead the strategic development of UME/GME programs to align with KP and community workforce development goals.  In addition, Theresa leads facilitates faculty and resident development, oversees accreditation and educational outcomes, financial planning, and marketing of KPNC’s residency and fellowship programs, serving approximately 460 KP residents and fellows, 1,200+ affiliated residents and over 800 medical students – spanning twenty-one medical centers. Theresa received her bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary’s College of California and her master’s in public administration at the University of San Francisco.   She is also alumni of the Harvard Macy Institute Leading Innovations in Health Care & Education program and earned a certificate from the MIT Sloan Artificial Intelligence (AI): Implications for Business Strategy program.

Theresa’s scholarly interests are workforce development and diversity, integrating quality and performance improvement across the educational continuum, leveraging technology in the educational environment, and the effects of healthcare policy on graduate medical education.

Theresa is an active volunteer with several organizations, including her role as Community Volunteer Leader for American Red Cross, Northern California, and Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Leti Acevedo is the GME Regional Group Leader for Kaiser Permanente Northern California Graduate Medical Education. She has over 20 years of experience in Graduate Medical Education in a variety of roles which includes Residency Program Administrator, Residency Program Manager and Director of Graduate Medical Education. Leti joined the NCAL KP team in May 2021. As part of the NCAL KP Regional Team she focuses on residency program administrator education and development, supports accreditation compliance for the institution and programs, monitors and performs audits in licensing compliance, provides support in human resources and onboarding of incoming residents and fellows. Her academic interest is program administrator mentorship and accreditation compliance.

Leti is a native of California, she lives in the Central Valley and enjoys spending time with her husband, children, and granddaughter. When life and time allows, she enjoys traveling.