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The advising literature confirms the graduate student–graduate advisor relationship as the most important factor in graduate student success. To better understand the characteristics of graduate advisors that students find most helpful, we conducted a grounded theory study with a constructivist design that involved a qualitative textual analysis of Outstanding Graduate Advisor of the Year Award nominations from MD-PhD students enrolled in the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Five major themes emerged from this analysis, and the results indicate that students perceive the following graduate-advisor characteristics to be most helpful: demonstrated care for students, accessibility, role models in professional and personal matters, individually tailored guidance, and proactive integration of students into the profession. Relative Emphasis: research, practice, theory

Background: There is increasing interest towards factors that may contribute to impaired sleep following surgery, but there remains a gap in knowledge regarding the impact of general anesthesia on sleep. The objective of this study was to identify potential effects of a general anesthetic on sleep and related behavioural consequences. Methods: Children, aged 18 months to 8 years, wore an actigraph to estimate sleep-wake patterns for 7 consecutive nights prior to and after surgery. Data regarding baseline behaviour patterns were collected using behavioural assessments. One and three months after surgery, the actigraph was worn again for 7 nights with completion of behavioural assessments. Sleep and behavioural patterns were compared with a control group of healthy children. Results: No significant differences were found in preoperative and postoperative sleep and behavioural patterns. Overall, general anesthesia did not cause sleep disturbance or negative behaviour changes. These findings are reassuring to physicians and parents.%%%%M.Sc.