GUEST EDITORIAL. Physician integrity, unity, and our common sense of purpose.

The author discusses how physicians and surgeons can preserve their professional identity, meet challenges and emerge stronger. Topics discussed include the dependence on the profession's integrity on shared commitment to best practices, compassionate care of patients and upholding the standards and expectations of the community, the importance of a commitment to unity as a vital part of integrity and the need to work together to preserve common values and ideals despite outside pressures.