Dr. Julie Strachota joined the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine in 2018 as a clinical instructor. She focuses on clinical teaching in large animal medicine with special attention to primary care and herd health, theriogenology teaching and service, and assisting with large animal labs and clerkships while completing her theriogenology residency.

Dr. Strachota began her career in veterinary medicine first as a veterinary technician assistant at the MSU Veterinary Medical Center in the Large Animal Clinic. She then worked with Drs. Edward Robinson and Harold Schott as a research associate at the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduating from veterinary school, she joined the team at Saginaw Valley Equine Clinic, where she worked as an associate veterinarian for three years before returning to the MSU Veterinary Medical Center.