Jacob Blythe
I am a PGY-2 resident physician in the interventional radiology integrated residency program at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Prior to beginning residency, I received a BA in University Scholars from Baylor University, an MA as a Theology, Medicine, and Culture fellow from the Duke University Divinity School, and an MD with concentrations in biomedical ethics and medical humanities from the Stanford University School of Medicine.
I am currently interested in studying (1) the influence of norms/cultures on communication and decision-making practices, (2) how adopting the perspectives of linguistic anthropology and philosophy of language can provide insight into patient-physician and physician-physician miscommunication, (3) the impact of institutional design choices (e.g., EHR menus, policy documents) on physician practices, and (4) how the tension between patient autonomy and physician beneficence is negotiated in various sociocultural contexts (e.g., different states, different institutions, different specialties).
