Marana Health Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Oct 14, 2026

Marana Health Program

Marana Health Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Tucson, Arizona, directed by Candice Bainey, MD, MPH and coordinated by Jocelyn Nowak. The program accepts applications through November 3, 2026 and holds an accreditation status of Initial. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at jnowak@mhchealthcare.org or (520) 682-4111. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

Marana Health is a community-based, FQHC-embedded family medicine residency in Tucson, AZ, structured around a 4-4-4 continuity clinic model with resident-managed panels and integrated behavioral health, dental, pharmacy, radiology, and lab services on-site. Its curriculum emphasizes broad-scope primary care (outpatient procedures, women's health, MSK, addiction medicine, homeless/street medicine, geriatrics) delivered to underserved Southern Arizona populations, with QI and scholarly activity built into each year but positioned as supportive rather than central to program identity. The program explicitly orients toward training physicians for community health center and value-based care practice, reflected in graduate placements at FQHCs and managed-care systems, and it foregrounds resident wellness, mentorship, and whole-person support as operational priorities rather than slogans. It appears to value applicants drawn to longitudinal, relationship-based primary care in safety-net settings over subspecialty or research-driven trajectories.

Who it fits

An applicant whose ERAS narrative centers on continuity-of-care primary care for underserved or immigrant communities, with prior FQHC, public health, or community health work and an explicit intent to practice outpatient family medicine in similarly mission-driven settings after residency.

Research intensity

Low - QI projects and scholarly activity blocks exist and external publication mentorship is offered, but research is not central to program identity or resident output.

Career orientation

Community Practice

Important

The program states an emphasis on mission alignment with serving underserved, community health center populations, and highlights the Health Systems Management and value-based care curriculum as part of what it looks for in resident engagement.

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Family Medicine

Deadline 11/03/2026

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Accreditation Status Initial

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VISA POLICY

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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

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