TRIAGE vs. Uncharted
An honest comparison of two very different ways to develop veterinary leaders.
Both are online and self-paced. They solve different problems.
Uncharted is an on-demand certificate library from one of vet med's most active communities. For $65/month (or $699/year) you get Leadership Essentials (7 courses) and Conflict Management Essentials (4 courses), plus the Uncharted community. It is incremental skill-building, low commitment, with 8 hours of RACE CE on Leadership Essentials and 4 on Conflict Management.
TRIAGE is a systems-based leadership operating system built by a practicing emergency medical director. Six modules, sequential and self-paced, completable in as little as 15 hours, RACE-approved for 15 hours of CE, and segmented by role and pressure context.
Want a low-cost skills library and a strong community → Uncharted.
Need an installable leadership system with CE that holds on shift → TRIAGE.
At a glance
| TRIAGE Leadership System | Uncharted Leadership & Conflict Certificates | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded / built by | Kaelyn Petras, DVM, Emergency Medical Director | Uncharted Veterinary Community |
| Core framing | Leadership operating system | On-demand skill-building certificates |
| Structure | Six modules (T·R·I·A·G·E), sequential | Leadership Essentials (7 courses) + Conflict Management Essentials (4 courses) |
| Format | Self-paced, sequential | On-demand, self-paced |
| Duration | 15 CE hours self-paced or cohort schedule by group | Self-directed, ongoing |
| CE credit | RACE-approved for 15 hours of CE | 8 hrs RACE (Leadership Essentials); 4 hrs RACE (Conflict Management) |
| Individual price | $1,200 per seat (or $200/month × 6) | $65/month or $699/year |
| Team pricing | $900/seat (3–5), $750/seat (6–15) | Per-person membership rate |
| Community | In-platform discussion board | Large, active vet-med community (a core draw) |
| Best for | Clinicians promoted into leadership who need structure | Budget self-starters building skills incrementally |
Methodology: a library versus a system
Uncharted's certificates are skill modules you take à la carte: trust, strategic planning, DiSC, feedback, team buy-in, prioritization, conflict. You build competence one topic at a time, and the catalog is broad and genuinely useful.
TRIAGE is not a catalog. It is a sequence: six modules that install in order, each building on the last, so the output is one connected operating system rather than a set of separate skills.
Audience: self-starter versus clinician under pressure
Uncharted serves a wide audience of self-directed learners, and its community is one of the best in vet med. TRIAGE is narrower on purpose: medical directors, lead clinicians, and nurse and practice managers in emergency, urgent care, multi-site, and high-volume GP, where pressure defines the day.
Format and time commitment
Both are online and self-paced. The difference is shape. Uncharted is an ongoing membership you dip into over time. TRIAGE is a finite, sequential program you can finish in as little as 15 hours and walk away with a certificate and 15 hours of RACE-approved CE.
Pricing
Uncharted is the lower entry point: $65/month or $699/year, recurring, with RACE CE on the certificates (8 hours for Leadership Essentials, 4 for Conflict Management). TRIAGE is a one-time $1,200 (or $200/month for 6 months, same total) including 15 hours of RACE-approved CE and lifetime access, with team rates from $900 to $750 per seat.
Who each program is best for
TRIAGE is best for you if:
- You were promoted into leadership because you were good at the clinical work, and now need structure
- You work in emergency, urgent care, multi-site, or high-volume GP
- You want an installable operating system, not a library of courses to get through
- YYou want 15 hours of RACE CE inside one connected system
- You want to finish fast, as little as 15 hours, sequential
Uncharted is best for you if:
- You want the lowest-cost entry point ($65/month)
- You prefer to build specific skills incrementally, on your own schedule
- You value joining one of vet med's most active communities
- You want some RACE CE from short, self-paced courses (8 hours for Leadership Essentials)
- You want breadth of topics over a single connected system
When you should pick something else entirely
- Dr. Dave Nicol's Academy, if you want weekly live coaching and an international community
- VetLead, if you want an established, CE-credited, whole-team coaching curriculum
- VLI Trek, if you want an immersive, in-person leadership experience
No one program is the answer for everyone. Better to pick well than pick fast.
How to start with TRIAGE
- Take the free Leadership Audit6 questions, immediate result. Tells you which of the six TRIAGE modules to install first.
- Try Module 1 freeFull module, no commitment. See whether the methodology lands.
- Start TRIAGEIndividuals can begin self-paced anytime. Hospitals and multi-site groups schedule cohort start dates on enrollment.