MultiCare Health System Tacoma Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Oct 4, 2026

MultiCare Health System Tacoma Program

MultiCare Health System Tacoma Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Tacoma, Washington, directed by Natalie L. Nunes, MD and coordinated by Leigh Croker. The program accepts applications through September 26, 2027 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (253) 403-6939. 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

An unopposed community family medicine residency in Tacoma, established in 1978 and operated within MultiCare Health System. The program emphasizes full-spectrum training aimed at serving rural and urban under-resourced patients, and describes itself as a clinical model of a medical home and a collaborator in Pierce County resident education. It frames the full-spectrum family physician role as including community leadership and advocacy for historically marginalized patients. The program also runs a 1-year Obstetrics Fellowship for family physicians seeking high-risk and surgical obstetrics, including cesarean deliveries.

Who it fits
An applicant committed to full-scope care of under-resourced communities who treats advocacy as part of the job.
Research intensity
Low; not presented as a program priority.
Career orientation
Primary Care / Community Practice.
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IMG %

Deadline

State

Accreditation Status

MultiCare Health System Tacoma Program
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IMG % IMG %

09/26/2027
317 days left

WA

Continued

Deadline 09/26/2027 317 days left
Accreditation Status Continued
SCORE
USMLE STEP 1
USMLE STEP 1
USMLE STEP 2
USMLE STEP 2

SCORE NOTES

VISA POLICY

VISA

GRADUATION CUT OFF

GRADUATION CUT OFF

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

CURRENT RESIDENTS
Program Director
Name: Natalie L. Nunes, MD
Program Coordinator
Name: Leigh Croker Email: [email protected] Phone: (253) 403-6939 Address: 521 Martin Luther King Jr Way,Tacoma
Program Website
http://www.multicare.org/tacoma-family-medicine/
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