UseCase02PrototypeImplementation - Doctor Login / Authentication

Initiating Actor - Doctor

Description

A doctor logs into the Medora healthcare system using their email address and password. The system verifies the credentials, checks that the account is active, retrieves the doctor's profile with specialization and department, and grants access to the doctor portal.

Scenario

1. Doctor navigates to the Medora login page.

2. Doctor enters their email address and password and submits the login form.

SELECT
  u.user_id,
  u.username,
  u.password,
  u.role,
  u.first_name,
  u.last_name,
  u.is_active
FROM users u
JOIN doctors d ON u.user_id = d.user_id
WHERE d.email_address = 'elena.kirova@medora.com';

3. System verifies if the account is active and the password matches.

SELECT u.user_id
FROM users u
WHERE u.user_id = 2
  AND u.is_active = TRUE;

4. System retrieves the linked doctor profile with specialization and department.

SELECT
  d.doctor_id,
  d.first_name,
  d.last_name,
  d.email_address,
  ds.specialization_name,
  dep.department_name,
  dl.level
FROM doctors d
JOIN doctor_specialization ds ON d.specialization_id = ds.specialization_id
JOIN departments dep ON d.department_id = dep.department_id
JOIN doctor_level dl ON d.level_id = dl.level_id
WHERE d.user_id = 2;

5. Doctor is authenticated and redirected to their dashboard.