Table 2. Distribution of academic 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
Academic rank, %				.249
Postdoctoral trainee	42.8	54.5	30.0
Assistant professor	52.3	36.3	70.0
Other	4.7	9.0	0.0
Postdoctoral research training, %
None	23.8	18.1	30.0	.756
1 year	38.1	45.4	30.0
2 to 3 years	23.8	27.2	20.0
>3 years	14.2	9.0	20.0
Research experience, %				.349
None or <1 year	57.1	72.7	40.0
1 to 2 years	19.0	9.0	30.0
3 to 5 years	19.0	18.1	20.0
>5 years	4.7	0.0	10.0
Institution type, %				.890
Non-minority serving institution	71.4	72.7	70.0
Minority serving institution	28.5	27.2	30.0