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One specific action based on survey results could be addressing vacation barriers (since many surveys find physicians feel they can’t take time off). The AMA offers a module “Real PTO: Reduce barriers to taking time off” which guides organizations in reforming leave policies and coverage to ensure doctors actually use their vacation. If burnout scores are high, an action might be implementing some of these PTO recommendations. This is an illustrative example of linking assessment to action: identify an issue (e.g., “50% of our docs feel they can’t take vacation without guilt”), then use a resource like the AMA toolkit to fix it. Detailing such an initiative would answer the “what actions have you taken” question convincingly.