He completed his residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at UNMC, fellowship in surgical pathology and the Mayo Clinic. He serves as Vice Chair of Medical Education and holds the James Linder Distinguished Residency Director Chair. He also is director of the UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators, assistant director of the gastrointestinal pathology fellowship program, program co-chair for UNMC Master in Health Professions Teaching and Technology Program, and co-director of the preclinical phase of the College of Medicine curriculum. Dr. Talmon is the chair of the ASCP Fellow Council, president of the Nebraska Association of Pathologists, and the Group for Research in Pathology Education.