Medical Education

University of North Carolina, MD, 1995

Residencies

University of Kentucky, 1999

Fellowships

University of Kentucky, 2001

Specialties

Internal Medicine-General
Pediatric-Adolescent Medicine

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine, 1999
American Board of Pediatrics, 1999

Biography

Dr. Talente completed his undergraduate and medical education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Kentucky. After completing residency training he completed a Primary Care Fellowship and obtained a Masters Degree in Education at the University of Kentucky. He joined the Division of General Internal Medicine in 2010. Previously he worked at East Carolina University School of Medicine where he served as the Program Director of the Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatric Residency and Interim Chief of General Internal Medicine. He is currently the Director of the Internal Medicine Resident Clinic and has an adjunct appointment in the Department of Pediatrics and Division of General Pediatrics. His interests include resident and student education, educational evaluation, and issues related to transitioning emerging adults with chronic disease from pediatric to adult health care environments.