Who overseas the training of prosthetic technicians in developing countries?
Standing With Hope recruits US certified prosthetists (CP) to train local workers on building these devices. Each prosthetist that travels with us has at least twenty years of experience. Our senior prosthetic advisor, James S. McElhiney, has nearly forty-five years of experience as a prosthetist. Mr. McElhiney has served as Gracie’s personal prosthetist since she lost her right leg in 1991, and Mr. McElhiney lost his own leg many years ago. In addition to Mr. McElhiney’s vast experience, our standards reflect Gracie’s and Mr. McElhiney’s personal understanding of limb-loss.
