Isn’t it confusing that if you go to an organization/institution not related to your field and this person introduces him/herself mentioning the name and also his/her function, and almost always it’s incomprehendible for me what is what:
just a random sample of things you can hear:
- senior accountant (business)
- junior resident (health care)
- assistent professor (university)
- associate professor (university)
- post doc (research)
- managing director (business)
So why not compile a list of these functions from your own field, so that people not from your professional field get an overview of what is what.
Here’s the list from the medical field:
- student
- intern
- resident - junior
- resident - senior
(- fellow)
- junior staff member
- senior staff member
(- chef de clinique = usually a senior staff member in charge of the ward)
- head of the department
wat about business school? lawyers? researchers?
Re: Who is standing in front of you?
These are some (maybe most) of the academic designations you’ll find at Depts. at most Universities.
- Instructor
- Lecturer
- Assistant Professor
- Adjunct Professor / Industry Professor
- Associate Professor
- Professor
- Area Head
- Assistant Dean
- Associate Dean
- Dean
Its a lil complicated since you need to juxtapose the teaching designations with the type of appointment as well… since a lot of people have asked me about this before as well, I thought I’d do this to explain better:
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Also see this: http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showthread.php?t=163126
Re: Who is standing in front of you?
Nescio, why do you care what level someone is in their field? for doctors all I want to know is if they finished med school (where), residency/fellowship (where) and what do they do now.
who gives a siht if you are in your 3rd year of CT surg residency..or if you are the chief resident.
Same goes for other professions, instead of more detail, the less we know the better.
Re: Who is standing in front of you?
Suppose I tell someone I’m from there and there, done my residency there and there, fellowship etcetc…wat use is it if that person doesn’t even know where residency stands in the whole line-up?
Re: Who is standing in front of you?
^ if they don;t know that's good, they will either not waste your time by asking stupid questions or feel stupid for wasting your time with inanity.
btw/ just listing a track is not helpful for bachchay loag, unless you explain what these phases are, it is irrelevant whether you are a lecturer or a professor or a dean.
Re: Who is standing in front of you?
That’s why there’s a link too 
Re: Who is standing in front of you?
PD^that last point is a good one:
student
intern
a student who is doing the practical part of his studies. Usually in the end stages of his studies. Works fully under DIRECT supervision of a staff member
resident - junior
A doctor who is in training for a specialization. Usually in the first two years of his training. Can't do any procedures without indirect supervision/permission of (senior) staff member. Indirect in this case meaning he has to confer about each patient for example after the rounds.
resident - senior
A specialist in training, who is the final years of his residency. Can do most procedures independently, only the difficult cases must be under direct supervision.
(- fellow)
someone who is in training for a super-specialization, e.g. a surgeon specializing in urology
(- chef de clinique)
usually a senior staff member in charge of the ward
- head of the department
The boss of the department. The function is more managerial than patient work. In academic setting it's the Professor. Along with the senior staff he does the most difficult procedures
Re: Who is standing in front of you?
Umar, this is not just about you. you just worry about tenure ship and how pretty graphical illustrations will get you there.
In the US nescio, a syou are aware, interns are those who have completed med school and have been awarded an MD or DO (sketchy) degree.
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