diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PatientController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PatientController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c672716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PatientController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\Patient;
+
+class PatientController extends Controller
+{
+    public function create()
+    {
+        $data = request()->validate([
+            'first_name' => 'required',
+            'last_name'  => 'required',
+            'birthdate'  => 'required',
+                                    ]);
+        Patient::create($data);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/Patient.php b/app/Models/Patient.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e390d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/Patient.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class Patient extends Model
+{
+    use HasFactory;
+
+    protected $fillable = ['first_name','last_name','birthdate'];
+}
diff --git a/app/Policies/PatientPolicy.php b/app/Policies/PatientPolicy.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f0a023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Policies/PatientPolicy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Policies;
+
+use App\Models\Patient;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Auth\Access\HandlesAuthorization;
+
+class PatientPolicy
+{
+    use HandlesAuthorization;
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the user can view any models.
+     *
+     * @param  \App\Models\User  $user
+     * @return \Illuminate\Auth\Access\Response|bool
+     */
+    public function viewAny(User $user)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the user can view the model.
+     *
+     * @param  \App\Models\User  $user
+     * @param  \App\Models\Patient  $patient
+     * @return \Illuminate\Auth\Access\Response|bool
+     */
+    public function view(User $user, Patient $patient)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the user can create models.
+     *
+     * @param  \App\Models\User  $user
+     * @return \Illuminate\Auth\Access\Response|bool
+     */
+    public function create(User $user)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the user can update the model.
+     *
+     * @param  \App\Models\User  $user
+     * @param  \App\Models\Patient  $patient
+     * @return \Illuminate\Auth\Access\Response|bool
+     */
+    public function update(User $user, Patient $patient)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the user can delete the model.
+     *
+     * @param  \App\Models\User  $user
+     * @param  \App\Models\Patient  $patient
+     * @return \Illuminate\Auth\Access\Response|bool
+     */
+    public function delete(User $user, Patient $patient)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the user can restore the model.
+     *
+     * @param  \App\Models\User  $user
+     * @param  \App\Models\Patient  $patient
+     * @return \Illuminate\Auth\Access\Response|bool
+     */
+    public function restore(User $user, Patient $patient)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the user can permanently delete the model.
+     *
+     * @param  \App\Models\User  $user
+     * @param  \App\Models\Patient  $patient
+     * @return \Illuminate\Auth\Access\Response|bool
+     */
+    public function forceDelete(User $user, Patient $patient)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/factories/PatientFactory.php b/database/factories/PatientFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0251e97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/factories/PatientFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Factories;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+
+/**
+ * @extends \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory<\App\Models\Patient>
+ */
+class PatientFactory extends Factory
+{
+    /**
+     * Define the model's default state.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    public function definition()
+    {
+        return [
+            //
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2023_06_03_234547_create_patients_table.php b/database/migrations/2023_06_03_234547_create_patients_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdde4cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2023_06_03_234547_create_patients_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::create('patients', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->string('first_name', 50);
+            $table->string('last_name', 50);
+            $table->date('birthdate');
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('patients');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/database/seeders/PatientSeeder.php b/database/seeders/PatientSeeder.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..664eb40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/seeders/PatientSeeder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Seeders;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Console\Seeds\WithoutModelEvents;
+use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
+
+class PatientSeeder extends Seeder
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the database seeds.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function run()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+}
diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index 2ac86a1..1f5d5ad 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@
         <env name="QUEUE_CONNECTION" value="sync"/>
         <env name="SESSION_DRIVER" value="array"/>
         <env name="TELESCOPE_ENABLED" value="false"/>
+        <env name="DB_CONNECTION" value="sqlite"/>
+        <env name="DB_DATABASE" value=":memory:"/>
     </php>
 </phpunit>
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index b130397..0d9acd6 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Http\Controllers\PatientController;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 
 /*
@@ -16,3 +17,5 @@
 Route::get('/', function () {
     return view('welcome');
 });
+
+Route::post('/patient/create', [PatientController::class, 'create']);
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ExampleTest.php b/tests/Feature/ExampleTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eafba6..0000000
--- a/tests/Feature/ExampleTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Tests\Feature;
-
-// use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
-use Tests\TestCase;
-
-class ExampleTest extends TestCase
-{
-    /**
-     * A basic test example.
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function test_the_application_returns_a_successful_response()
-    {
-        $response = $this->get('/');
-
-        $response->assertStatus(200);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/Feature/PatientTest.php b/tests/Feature/PatientTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e29c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/PatientTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature;
+
+use App\Models\Patient;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class PatientTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+    /** @test */
+    public function the_application_returns_a_successful_response()
+    {
+        $this->withoutExceptionHandling();
+        $response = $this->get('/');
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function a_patient_can_be_added()
+    {
+        $this->withoutExceptionHandling();
+        $response = $this->post('/patient/create', [
+            'first_name' => 'Markus',
+            'last_name'  => 'Cobb',
+            'birthdate'  => '16/11/2002',
+        ]);
+
+        $response->assertOk();
+        $this->assertCount(1, Patient::all());
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function is_required()
+    {
+        $response = $this->post('/patient/create', [
+            'first_name' => '',
+            'last_name'  => '',
+            'birthdate'  => '',
+        ]);
+
+        $response->assertSessionHasErrors(['first_name', 'last_name', 'birthdate']);
+    }
+}