Family Medicine Residency Program
Community Health CareCommunity Health Care is an ACGME-accredited Family Medicine residency program in Tacoma, WA. It has 8 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 23 residents in training. It reports 16.7% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $64,858. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.
Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.
Overview
Accredited since 2015 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2017
IMG Fit
IMG-friendliness score
Application requirements
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Match & Tracks
NRMP match trend
Listed in the NRMP directory as “Community Health Care-WA”.
View on NRMP Program Directory ↗
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Training tracks
No tracks listed
No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.
Residents
Cohort composition
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Affiliated medical schools
Medical schools affiliated with this program's sponsoring institution (FREIDA).
Resident roster
Resident roster — data pending
Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.
Schedule & Culture
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Hospital & Location
Hospital quality
Community Health Care provides care to those with or without insurance in the greater Tacoma and Pierce County area. We provide family practice care for your entire family. Our mission is "to provide the highest quality health care with compassionate service for all."
Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.
Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 10 of 12 timely & effective care measures.
Top payer: BIOTRONIK INC. ($9K)
Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.
Primary teaching site: Community Health Care · Tacoma, WA
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Clinical sites
Community Health Care
PrimaryMary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
St Joseph's Medical Center
Location
Purchasing power
Estimate: PGY-1 salary $64,858 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 0% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.
Rental market & livability
Area median rent ~$2,134/mo · 33 days on market8.33% rental listings MoM
Specials
Listings and market data via Realtor.com. Directional — verify before signing a lease.
Livability
County figures for Pierce County, Washington (US Census ACS).
County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).
Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.
People
Leadership
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Community Health Care located?
- Community Health Care is located in Tacoma, WA.
- Is Community Health Care ACGME-accredited?
- Yes — Community Health Care holds continued ACGME accreditation.
- How many residents are at Community Health Care?
- Community Health Care has approximately 23 residents in training.
- How much is rent near Community Health Care?
- Median rent near Tacoma, WA is ~$1,578/month for a 1BR and ~$2,367/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
- Does Community Health Care accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
- Yes — 16.7% of Community Health Care's current residents are International Medical Graduates, as reported to FREIDA. This page also shows its visa sponsorship, reported Step 2 CK expectation, and PGY-1 salary. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- Does Community Health Care sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
- Community Health Care reports sponsoring J-1 visas. It does not currently report H-1B sponsorship. Sponsorship is set by the program and its sponsoring institution and can change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you apply.
- What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Community Health Care require?
- Community Health Care does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- What is the resident salary at Community Health Care?
- Community Health Care reports a PGY-1 salary of $64,858. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- How do I apply to Community Health Care?
- US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save Community Health Care to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
- Does Community Health Care have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
- Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Family Medicine residency program positions as they appear.