Each mentor on the Multidisciplinary Cancer Research Training Program (MCRTP) is affiliated with a University of Utah department. The primary academic appointments of most mentors are in the School of Medicine. Participating School of Medicine departments include the following:

• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Biomedical Informatics
• Dermatology
• Family and Preventive Medicine
• Human Genetics
• Internal Medicine
• Neurobiology & Anatomy
• Oncological Sciences
• Pathology
• Radiology
• Surgery

Several mentors have primary appointments in the College of Pharmacy; participating departments include the following:

• Medicinal Chemistry
• Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Pharmacology and Toxicology

Several mentors have appointments in the departments of Biology or Chemistry.