CAHF research fellowship program
The Companion Animal Health Fund's research fellowship program has supported the specialized training of nearly 20 graduate students in the past three decades. This valuable education program has had a significant impact on WCVM's graduate program and on companion animal health care in several ways:
• The fellowship program pays for or contributes to the annual salary of each CAHF research fellow. That allows WCVM to offer an additional "spot" for a new graduate student each year.
• CAHF research fellows' studies have led to the development of new diagnostic tools and treatments. Many projects have also served as the basis for larger clinical studies.
• All former CAHF research fellows still contribute to companion animal health care as clinicians, researchers or teachers.
For more information about the CAHF Research Fellowship program, click here to read "Good Fellows," an article in the Fall 2003 issue of Vet Topics.
With three generations of veterinarians in her family tree, Dr. Connie Stevenson’s career selection was a natural. “My great-grandfather and my grandfather and my uncles were veterinarians. It’s something that I grew up with, and it’s always been in the family.” 
Dr. Cheryl Vargo's enthusiastic energy and commitment to her job are two of the reasons why her residency supervisor, Dr. Sue Taylor, nominated the graduate student for the Companion Animal Health Fund's annual research fellowship. This spring, Vargo became one of the two CAHF Fellows for 2006-07 — an honour that pays for half of her annual salary. 
