O ver the past 2 decades, there has been a growing body of literature detailing disparities in health and health care, especially in rural areas. As population health care needs increase, the health care workforce shortage continues to be a focal point of discussion among stakeholders in policy, education, and residency training. In addition, the need for increased diversity of health care teams provides another area of concern. Osteopathic medical schools and osteopathic educators have been tasked to explore innovative approaches to increase student body diversity and address interest in rural and underserved areas. This educational discussion has targeted a continued need for increased diversity in rural medicine and an increase in the number of primary care providers to address health disparities. The discussion has also expanded the concept of collaborative practice from interprofessional education in the classroom setting to include students at all levels in the clinical learning environment.