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David Lakey, MD, commissioner of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for the past eight years, is leaving his post Jan. 30 to join the Office of Health Affairs at The University of Texas System and the leadership team at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. “The goal of both positions is to improve population health, especially in East Texas and the areas of most need in our state,” Dr. Lakey said in an email to DSHS employees.