WE owe it to our patients, our colleagues, and ourselves to strive for excellence in all that we do. Safe, high-quality patient care, good working relationships, and our own professional pride and fulfillment are all at stake. Nevertheless, for all its importance, attempts to explore the many facets of excellence in anesthesiology have been made only recently. This editorial is the first in a series of four in which international anesthesiologists who have recently published on excellence and professionalism in our specialty will outline some of the methods available for the understanding and promotion of excellence
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