HealthDay, Jan. 25, 2008 Dr. James S. Goodwin, director of the Sealy Center on Aging and a geriatrics professor at UTMB is quoted in this article about the role geriatricians play in ensuring that elderly patients receive only appropriate medications. Based on a study of 850,000 veterans over 65, researchers found that a little more than 26 percent of the patients had been improperly prescribed medication, either by dosage or type.