Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (AHUTCM, simplified Chinese: 安徽中医学院; traditional Chinese: 安徽中醫學院; pinyin: Ānhuī Zhōngyī xuéyuàn) is a comprehensive public university based in Hefei, Anhui province, China. The university provides programmes in traditional Chinese medicine as well as in the fields of technology, engineering, management and economics. The university was founded 1959. The university inherited two Chinese medical traditions within the province. The first tradition originates from southern Anhui which is called Xin’an. The other tradition originates from northern Anhui and is called Huatuo. These traditions have formed the basis of the university's traditional Chinese medicine offerings. In 1996 Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine was approved by the state council to enroll foreign students. In 1997 approval was also given to receive students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.