Dr. Dennis Ross-Degnan, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, visited CCHDS on December 15th, 2010. Dr. Dennis Ross-Degnan is also Co-Director of WHO Collaborating Center on Pharmaceutical Policy, and Director of Research of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. Discussion was held on research priority on pharmaceutical policy and related health systems issues, as well as potential collaborative opportunities on research and promotion of capacity building of young Chinese health policy researchers.