About Us

Diligent Consulting was founded in 2020 and works closely with Bishop+Associates. For nearly four decades, Bishop+Associates has been the nation’s most experienced firm in trauma center and trauma system development, assessment, and optimization.

While our primary commitment is to meet the client's stated goals, we also value the trust and integrity of the consultant-client relationship. We promise:

  • Meticulous attention to detail

  • Strategic, efficient, results-oriented collaboration among stakeholders

  • Accurate scheduling and commitment to timely completion of projects

  • Clear communication of results and presentation of deliverables that allow clients to share findings and conduct ongoing reassessment

Meet Sarah

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Sarah Spilman, President of Diligent Consulting, has been working in project management and research for 25+ years. Prior to owning her own business, she worked at a Level I Adult and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Her main responsibilities included management of all components of the trauma research program, including study design, data collection, statistical analysis, writing, and publication submission; working collaboratively with researchers to conduct, present, and disseminate research findings; and data management and surveillance for the trauma registry, PIPS, TQIP, and ACS verification. Sarah has extensive, first-hand experience with trauma program operations in a city with a competitive trauma market.

Under the mentorship of Greg Bishop with Bishop+Associates, Sarah has worked with clients across the country - from Oakland, CA, to Chesapeake, VA. See Bishop+Associates for more information on services and past clients.

Prior to her work in trauma, Sarah was an Assistant Project Director for the Family Transitions Project, a longitudinal research study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Over the course of her career, Sarah has published 30+ academic papers, contributed to more than 35 regional and national presentations, and worked with more than 125 co-authors. She holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Iowa and a Healthcare Management certificate from Vanderbilt University.

See the Curriculum Vitae for more of Sarah’s accomplishments.

Spilman's Portfolio on PubMed
Spilman's Profile on ResearchGate
Spilman's Profile on LinkedIn