Chapter 921 - 922 Lost
"Hello! I’m Lin Dongming, a lecturer in clinical medicine!" A man around thirty-five or thirty-six years old extended his hand toward Song Xiaodong.
"Hello, Song Xiaodong." Song Xiaodong shook his hand briefly, a smile on his face, and said, "Nice to meet everyone."
The others introduced themselves as well; they were all lecturers, all in their thirties.
"Song Xiaodong, I heard Dean Wen mention earlier that you’re a professor?" Lin Dongming asked directly out of curiosity.
Song Xiaodong didn’t conceal anything and replied, "Yes, but I’m just a visiting professor, mainly specializing in Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture."
"Oh, so you’re a visiting professor. You really scared us for a moment; we thought you were a full professor." Lin Dongming spoke quite frankly.
Visiting professors differ greatly from full professors. Generally, universities have some visiting professors—essentially, an honorary title. It’s often granted due to significant contributions to the school or because of special relationships or reasons.
In contrast, a full professor at a university requires layers of evaluation. Some faculty members may work their entire lives in academia and never achieve that rank.
The group immediately lost interest, assuming Song Xiaodong was merely holding a title due to connections. After a few perfunctory words, they swiftly walked away.
"I knew it! No way there’d be such a young professor; really gave me a scare."
"Exactly, there’s definitely no professor this young at our medical college."
"Not just in our school—even nationwide in medical universities, there’s no professor this young. Really startled me."