Tatum Bond is one of those "lucky people" who truly loves her job.
The Ngadjonji woman works in the emergency department at Cairns Base Hospital, and for the Royal Flying Doctors Service in Queensland.
"I love the pace," Dr Bond told AAP.
"One day I'm dealing with patients who have broken bones and cuts - things that aren't too serious - and then the next day being able to save someone's life or make their final days on Earth comfortable."
Growing up, Dr Bond was always intrigued by the human body, and knew she wanted to be a doctor from a young age.
"My mum tells this story of when I was about three years old ... I was supposed to be asleep in bed and instead I was watching a TV show through the wall about a baby that had been born with its organs on the outside," she said
"Apparently I poked my head through and said, 'I want to be a doctor when I grow up'."
Dr Bond was the first Indigenous emergency department specialist in Queensland, and is one of just 10 across the country.
Bringing her knowledge of culture and her passion for caring for her people to the job means Dr Bond can break down barriers for patients, sometimes in the most difficult moments of their lives, she said.
"The thing I can do when I go to community is I can talk to the spokesperson of the family, I can create that relationship between myself and whoever I'm treating," she said.
Dr Bond is one of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical professionals featured in the documentary series Our Medicine.
The series shines a spotlight on Indigenous frontline workers across hospitals, ambulance services, traditional healing and other medical services who are working to improve health outcomes in their communities.
Dr Bond said, while she was initially nervous to be part of the six-part series, she hopes she can show others they can also achieve their dreams.
"The main reason I said yes is because this whole thing is empowering younger generations to come and do these jobs," she said.
While the series follows a number of Indigenous medical professionals, producer and co-director of Our Medicine, Karla Hart said there are many more who are doing great things in health.
"We went in with the glass half full and focusing on Blak excellence and the brilliant work of a lot of people across the country," the Noongar woman said.
"There's so many more people that are out there doing incredible things, and I just feel immensely proud of that."
The first episode of Our Medicine premieres on NITV on Thursday night.
