Abstract: Objective To summarize the requirements of statistical consultation and investigate the way of improve consultants skill in scientific research platform of general hospital. Methods We consecutive collected information of 352 statistical requester from scientific research platform of central research laboratory of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) between September 2014 and May 2018, analyzing characteristics of requester, consulting purpose, and methodology requirement. Results People who have intermediate title contributed the largest proportion (45.4%), followed by people who have senior academic titles (34.4%). According to proportion of consulting purpose from high to low, the order of consulting purpose were writing and publishing research paper (73.0%), conducting study (9.4%), applying for funds (8.5%),writing graduation thesis (6.3%), etc. The weight of modern statistical method such as survival analysis is becoming heavy. Conclusions The requirements of statistical consultation is increasing. Consultants need to have great communication skills, excellent theoretical knowledge, rich experience in clinical research, familiar with statistical software, and strong learning capability in modern statistical method.

Key words: statistical methods consultation, study design, clinical research, translational medicine