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John Burruss, Metrocare Services

John Burruss, MD is the Chief Executive Officer at Metrocare Services in Dallas, TX.

About Metrocare Services - For nearly 50 years, Metrocare Services (www.metrocareservices.org) has provided behavioral and primary health care services for adults and children. Today, it is the largest provider of mental health services in North Texas, serving more than 52,000 adults and children annually.

About Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute - The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (texasstateofmind.org) provides data driven, nonpartisan policy research and technical assistance to improve behavioral health services in Texas.

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Expedited licensing will help bring qualified psychiatrists to Texas

By John Burruss, Metrocare Services, April 5, 2017

For a psychiatrist who is a U.S. graduate with impeccably clean paperwork, transferring a medical license to Texas can take nine months or longer.