Free statistical consultations are provided by staff biostatisticians throughout the month at MCW. The Drop-In Service is a great way to get short statistical questions answered in just under an hour. Drop-In is free, try it today.

The Drop-In Service is supported in part by the MCW Cancer Center and the Division of Biostatistics.

Biostatistics Consulting Service Survey

Drop-In Survey
If you have already used the Drop-In Service, please help us out by taking this quick survey. The results will help us discover investigator preferences concerning the Drop-In Service.

Hours & Locations 
Biostatistics hosts weekly drop-in sessions on Mondays from 1:00-3:00 pm in room M3250.

MCW Cancer Center members Drop-In Sessions 
Wednesdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm and Fridays 1:00-3:00 pm in room C5415, MCW Clinical Cancer Center

The Biostatistics Consulting Service at the Medical College of Wisconsin is excited to start using an online system to streamline the process of requesting and billing for core services. All users are invited to use the system, which requires a one-time registration as discussed below. Once you are registered, the system will enable you to place service requests, provide required approvals, and monitor progress.

Internal Customers –
To get started, you must register for an account:

1. Navigate to the core page.
2. In the upper-right-hand corner click ‘LOGIN’ A pop-up window should appear displaying, ‘MCW user, Click here to login or register using your institute login and password.’ Click the here link.
3. Login using your MCW credentials.
4. Upon successful authentication, you will be prompted to select your PI/lab from the pull-down list and provide your phone number. Submit the completed registration form.
5. Submission will notify your PI of your lab membership request.
6. You will be sent an email with basic instructions on using the system at this time. However, you will not be able to place orders with your new account until your PI has approved your lab membership request.

To create a service request:
Once you have been accepted into your PI’s lab and assigned a Project or General Ledger Account, you can submit requests.

1. Navigate to the core page. 
2. In the upper-right-hand corner click ‘LOGIN’ A pop-up window should appear displaying, ‘MCW user, Click here to login or register using your institute login and password.’ Click the here link.
3. Enter your user id and password, and sign in.
4. Select the Request Services tab and click on the ‘Request Service’ button next to the service of interest.
5. You will be asked to complete a form and provide payment information for your request before submitting the request to the core.
6. Your request will be pending review by the core. The core will add charges and submit it back to you for approval. Make sure to watch for an email from iLab regarding your updated project.

External Customers –
To register for an account:

1. Complete the registration form on the sign-up page.
2. Receive a Welcome Email from iLab (typically within one business day) with login credentials.

To Create a Service Request:
Once you have been accepted into your PI’s lab and assigned a Fund Number, you can submit requests.

1. Navigate to the core page.
2. In the upper-right-hand corner click ‘LOGIN’ A pop-up window should appear displaying, ‘Not a MCW user? Login using iLab credentials.’ Click the here link.
3. Enter your user id and password, and sign in.
4. Select the Request Services tab and click on the ‘Request Service’ button next to the service of interest.
5. You will be asked to complete a form and provide payment information for your request before submitting the request to the core.
6. Your request will be pending review by the core. The core will add charges and submit it back to you for approval. Make sure to watch for an email from iLab regarding your updated project.