Program outcomes · ProQOL · 165 veterinary professionals

Burnout in this profession is measurable. So is what happens when you prepare for it.

We measured 165 veterinary professionals before and after the Veterinary Burnout P.R.E.P. certification. Every dimension moved in the intended direction. Here is the one that matters most.

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Before
24 in 100

scoring in the high burnout band


High burnout Moved out of high burnout Not in high burnout

All five dimensions moved the right way

Share of participants scoring in the High band, before and after the certification. On the two positive measures you want that share to rise. On the three distress measures you want it to fall. Every one did.

Before After — positive measure After — distress measure

If you’re the one feeling it

You are not the problem, and you are not unusual

Nearly a quarter of participants arrived in the high burnout band, and only about a third were finding real satisfaction in the work. That is the starting line in this profession — not a personal failing.

  • Caring less is not the fix. Compassion satisfaction nearly doubled at the same time burnout fell. Participants reported getting more out of the work, not less — you don’t have to go numb to stop hurting.
  • Support is more buildable than it feels. Perceived support in the high band went from about 3 in 10 to about 6 in 10, without anyone waiting on their clinic to change first.
  • Moral distress has a name. That specific ache of knowing the right call and not being able to make it isn’t vague or unserious. It’s measurable, and it moved.
  • Even the worst off improved. Of the 39 people who started in the high burnout band, 34 moved down at least one band and 7 went all the way to Low.
If you lead a team

Wellbeing shows up on the schedule and the P&L

Burnout is not only a morale question. It moves the numbers you already track — turnover, errors, absenteeism, and the quality of care your clients experience.

  • Burned-out staff leave. Reducing burnout reduces turnover and the real cost of re-hiring and re-training.
  • Strain has clinical consequences. Compassion fatigue and moral distress are linked to medical errors, client-relationship breakdowns, and absenteeism.
  • Supported teams stay. Perceived support doubled without staffing, pay, or caseload changing — what changed was people’s ability to use the support already around them.
  • You get a baseline, not a vibe. This is a measurable shift in the factors that predict retention, performance, and quality of care.

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What’s inside

  • 01Before-and-after results across all five ProQOL dimensions
  • 02What each dimension means, in plain English — no clinical jargon
  • 03The high-burnout shift: 24 in 100 down to 4 in 100
  • 04What happened to the 39 people who started severely burnt out
  • 05How to use the findings in a leadership or budget conversation
  • 06Method, limitations, and what the data does not claim
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Data source: ProQOL, self-reported by CVBP participants before beginning and after completing the certification, January 2023 – August 2026. 165 unique participants; paired before-and-after data available for up to 163 (n varies slightly by dimension due to incomplete items). Single-group pre/post design with no control group; participants self-selected and consented to aggregate use of de-identified results. ProQOL is a self-report measure, not a clinical diagnosis, and its Low / Average / High bands are intended as a rough guide.