Geoffrey Talmon, MD, MEd
Professor and Vice Chair for Medical Education, UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, UNMC College of Medicine
Courtesy Professor, UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Geoffrey Talmon, MD, MEd, is a professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. He also serves as senior associate dean for undergraduate medical education in the College of Medicine, overseeing all aspects of medical school operations including admissions, curriculum, student affairs and accreditation. Within the department in his role as vice chair, he manages all graduate, undergraduate and external clinical teaching activities.
Dr. Talmon was the first to hold the James Linder Distinguished Residency Director Chair. He also was the inaugural director of the UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators.
Dr. Talmon has more than 130 peer-reviewed publications, along with multiple book chapters and dozens of invited presentations. He co-edited the book, “Mind the Gap: Generational Differences in Medical Education,” which was the first work dedicated to managing intergenerational conflict in medical education.
He is past president of the Nebraska Association of Pathologists, as well as a member of the American Society of Clinical Pathology Board of Certification and National Board of Medical Examiners.
- BS: University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1999.
- MD: University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2003.
- Residency: Anatomic and clinical pathology, UNMC, 2007.
- Fellowship: Surgical, medical pathology, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, 2008.
- M.Ed: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 2019.
Gastrointestinal, medical renal, and placental pathology
- Hirschmann Prize for Teaching Excellence, UNMC, 2012
- Golden Apple Hall of Fame, UNMC College of Medicine, 2014
- Varner Educator Laureate, UNMC, 2021
- Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award, University of Nebraska, 2023
- Early Career Achievement Award, UNMC College of Medicine Alumni, 2023
- UNMC Faculty Senate Outstanding Teacher Award, 2025
- American Society for Clinical Pathology
- College of American Pathologists
- United States and Canadian Association of Pathologists
- International Association of Medical Science Educators
- AAMC Central Group on Educational Affairs
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