KVOA-TV (Ch. 4, Tucson, Ariz.), Jan. 25, 2009 Elderly Americans taking prescription medications face a lower risk for being given an inappropriate drug or dosage if they receive care from a geriatrician, new research reveals. UTMB's Dr. James Goodwin is quoted: "The number of geriatricians has decreased over the past 10 years, at a time when we are going to need more."