Shane Pope, CTPO, lab manager at Kenney Orthopedics, Lexington, Kentucky, and adjunct professor for the Bluegrass Community and Technical College O&P program, served as the project’s lead technician, overseeing fabrication and hands-on teaching. “Volunteering with ROMP and the Click Medical team in Ecuador was an amazing and rewarding experience,” he said. “Working alongside local clinicians opened my eyes to how universal O&P care can be. Experiencing the local terrain firsthand showed me that the amputees of Ecuador really do have an ‘uphill’ battle from the second they leave their homes,” said Pope, who also has an amputation. Additional members of the team selected by Click Medical—a proponent of greater opportunities…