What’s one “I have to” that you can reframe as “I get to”?

Antonio Wolff, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

I get to tell every resident/fellow who sees patients with me why it is so important to include in their first visit notes the names of everyone (present in the room or not), what they do, and relationship of all those important to the patient/involved in their care. #Priceless

Danielle Engskow, MD, George Washington University

I’m a PGY3 with a month of ICU coming up; I get to spend a month caring for critically ill patients, and perhaps save a life.

Sabrina Rainey, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital

I get to develop resident note templates and work with our hospitalists to get them ready to be awesome teaching attendings for our first class of residents at Good Samaritan Hospital!

Jeffrey Millstein, MD, Penn Medicine

I have to: lead a providers meeting involving some contentious issues.

I get to: listen to my colleagues, then guide an important discussion to help our group reach common ground.

Shannon Scott-Vernaglia, MD, Mass General

Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

I get to wrangle two free spirited little boys every night as we attempt our umpteenth round of sleep training!

Michelle Gyenes, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

I get to spend all of my time learning so that I can help people one day!

(Exam stress coming up, can use all of the reframing I can get!)

Jennifer Leah, MD, Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, Maryland

I get to advocate to insurance companies on behalf of my patient’s needs in the form of prior authorizations and peer reviews.

David Feller-Kopman, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

I get to come to work each day!

Carl Streed Jr, MD, MPH, Boston Medical Center

I get to smash the patriarchy!

Margaret Chisolm, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

I get to synthesize my thinking about a patient into the EMR!