Roslyn Wharton-Boland has been appointed as the first Aboriginal member of the Queensland Clinical Senate Executive. Roslyn is the Nurse Unit Manager of Community Health at the Woorabinda Multipurpose Health Service in Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service and a lecturer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health at the University of Queensland. She spoke with the Senate about what it means to be a nurse during the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, her career so far, and why she is so passionate about inspiring other young Aboriginal people to pursue their dreams.