Subject to the overall governance of the University, instruction, academic policies, required courses of study, and the granting of degrees at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine are primarily the responsibility of the Faculty of Medicine. Appointment to the faculty entails responsibility in diverse areas of teaching, research, clinical care, and academic administration. Voting members of the faculty are expected to attend scheduled faculty meetings if possible and to participate in the selection of members of the Faculty Council. The voting members of the Faculty of Medicine include Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, among others. In addition to their teaching, research, and clinical care responsibilities, members of the faculty participate in faculty meetings and serve on school-wide standing committees and additional committees formed for faculty searches and reviews or special assignments. From time to time, members of the faculty may also be asked to serve on University committees. Three meetings of the voting faculty take place each year.