Students are accommodated in a four-bedroom, two-bathroom house, located within a 10-minute walk of the town centre, GP practices and the hospital. The house is fully furnished with a queen bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers and study desk in each bedroom, lounge suites, dining table and chairs, kitchen equipment, fridge, washing machine, outdoor setting and barbecue. There is a double garage and driveway parking for two additional cars.

It is strongly advised that students bring their own car to Esperance as there is no public transport. Students without a car can get around to clinical placements on a bicycle, however winter in Esperance is not always conducive to cycling.

Esperance Health Campus is the major Integrated District Health Services for Esperance and surrounding south-east coast region. The hospital houses 12 treatment areas in ED, two state-of-the-art resus bays, acute mental health assessment room, isolation room, two private consulting rooms and a procedure room. It has two operating theatres, a new operating theatre, a day surgery unit, a new obstetrics wing with two labour delivery rooms, single private rooms and a specialised nursery. Obstetric and anaesthetic services are provided by GP Obstetricians and GP Anaesthetists. Local GPs undertake the bulk of the emergency department shifts with some additional locums when required.

Services offered at the Health Campus include emergency medicine, ambulatory care, acute medical and surgical services, various allied health services, chemotherapy, day procedures, dental, medical imaging, mental health in-reach, obstetrics, palliative care and stress testing. Onsite pathology is provided by PathWest.

Regular visiting specialists to Esperance include cardiology, diabetic clinic, echocardiography, gastroenterology, general surgeon, geriatrician, gynaecology, medical physician, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgeon, otorhinolaryngology (ENT), paediatrician, renal physician, rheumatology and urologist.

Students who spend their RCSWA year in Esperance often find themselves camping, 4WDing, exploring and swimming in-between their clinical work and study. Surrounding the town there are magnificent national parks with trails to walk along and paths to explore. Along with these activities you can get involved in a range of sporting, arts, culture and service groups. Options include surfing, sailing, pottery, music events, flying, cycling, bird watching, dancing, ultimate frisbee, football, soccer, cricket, hockey, netball, basketball, volleyball, book clubs, life drawing, volunteering with ambulance, fire brigade or SES and many other activities. A full list of the many groups found in Esperance is available here: www.esperance.wa.gov.au/community-database.

For more information visit the following links or alternatively Esperance RCSWA staff can give you all the inside information on where to go!

• Experience Esperance  
• Visit Esperance