The School of Medicine's Office of Faculty Affairs and Human Resources provides guidance and assists the department administrators in the processing of faculty appointments and promotions for full and part-time senior and junior level faculty. They also assist the awarding of tenure, annual faculty activity summaries and other faculty issues, including the hiring, reappointment, reviewing and promotion of research associates and senior research associates. They process payroll for faculty and postdoctoral fellows and scholars, and facilitate the appointment and reappointment of foreign faculty and scholars.