美國在台協會「文化交流計畫」之宗旨在促進各國專業人士與美國同儕間之交流，本次訪查重點為美國生技醫藥產業之研發與審查，為期三週(8/10/2001 ~ 8/31/2001)。美方安排訪查之單位為Meridian International Center (Department of State委託執行)。訪查地點分別為Washington, DC；Buffalo, NY; Kansas City, MO; San Diego, CA; Los Angelus, CA; 訪查單位包括FDA, NIH, NIST（National Institute of Standards and Technology ）AIT, TECRO, PhRMA, AdvaMed, Roswell Medical Research Center, State of New York Hospital , AIDS Community Service , U. of Buffalo（Technology Transfer Center）, MRI (Midwest Research Institute), U. of Missouri, CAS (Chemical Abstract Service), Edison Biotechnology Transfer Center, Advanced Tissue Sciences, Agouron/Pfizer, Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp., UCLA, Salk Research Institute。