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Toni Benton

Toni Benton

Family Practice

Dr. Benton has an extensive interest and background in treating children and adults with special health care needs and developmental disabilities. She has been active in the field od developmental disabilities for the past 25 years. Dr. Benton graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a BS in Special Education and spent several years as an Early Intervention Program Coordinator; she also taught in a variety of special education settings prior to entering medical school. She graduated from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in San Antonio Texas, and completed her internship and residency at the University of New Mexico Health Science Center. She is Board Certified in Family Practice. She also has particular interests in geriatrics and women’s health.

She currently serves as Regional Medical Consultant for the Continuum of Care Project at the University of New Mexico. In this capacity, she provides clinical services to the Adult Special Needs Clinic, the SAFE feeding clinic, the Adult Cerebral Palsy Clinic, the Adult Autism Diagnostic Clinic and the Belen Special Needs Outreach Clinic. She serves on the HDR Committee, DD and Aging Task Force, and the Families as Faculty Steering Committee. She is the Primary Investigator for “UNM School of Medicine – Families as Faculty Project: A Program Evaluation

Education and Training

University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
BS, Special Education, 1988
UT Health Science Center, San Antonio
MD Medicine, 1995
University of New Mexico Health Science Center Internship- Family Practice, 1996
University of New Mexico Health Science Center Family Practice Residency, 1998

Professional Experience

1998-2001
Physician- First Choice Community Healthcare
Albuquerque, NM

1997-present
University of New Mexico - Locum Tenens Physician

2001-present
Regional Medical Consultant for the Continuum of Care Project - University of New Mexico

1998-Present
Associate Faculty- UNM School of Medicine

2005-present
Contract Physician- NM VA Healthcare System

Membership in Professional Organizations

1995-present
Member American Academy of Family Physicians

2001-Present
DD and Aging Task Force

2001-present
Member Healthcare Decision Resources

2001-present
Member American Association on Mental Retardation

1998-Present
Families as Faculty Steering Committee

Publications/Monographs/Presentations

Benton, A., Thomas, C., Johnson, S., Creating & Enhancing a Family Faculty Program, Presentation at the 2nd International Conference on Patient- and
Family-Centered Care; Institute for Family-Centered Care.

Primary Investigator -UNM School of Medicine – Families as Faculty Project: A Program Evaluation.