Table 1. Distribution of demographic characteristics of trainees in the first two cohorts of the National Research Mentoring Network Steps Toward Academic Research (NRMN STAR) Program.
| Characteristic | Total, N =21 | Cohort 1, N=11 | Cohort 2, N=10 | P |
| Demographic | ||||
| Race/ethnicity, % | .208 | |||
| Asian | 4.7 | .0 | 10.0 | |
| Black | 61.9 | 81.8 | 40.0 | |
| More than one race | 4.7 | .0 | 10.0 | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 28.5 | 18.1 | 40.0 | |
| Sex, % | .466 | |||
| Male | 38.1 | 45.5 | 30.0 | |
| Female | 61.9 | 54.5 | 70.0 | |
| Education level, % | .366 | |||
| MD | 4.7 | 9.0 | .0 | |
| PhD | 90.4 | 81.8 | 100.0 | |
| MD, PhD | 4.7 | 9.0 | .0 |