MediZoom Backend 🩺💻

MediZoom is a full-stack telemedicine platform that enables patients and doctors to connect virtually. This backend repository powers the API for authentication, doctor-client interactions, appointment booking, and payment processing.

🚀 Built with Node.js, Express, and MySQL | JWT Auth | MPesa API Integration | Zoom API for video consultations

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🔧 Features

• 🔐 Authentication & Authorization

  • Role-based signup/login (Doctors & Clients)
  • Email verification
  • Password reset via email
  • JWT-based session management

• 📅 Appointments & Scheduling

  • Clients can book available slots
  • Doctors can set and manage availability
  • Appointment status: pending, confirmed, completed, cancelled

• 💳 Payments via MPesa

  • Secure mobile payment integration
  • Prepaid appointments for booking confirmation

• 📹 Zoom Video Consultation

  • API integration for live virtual meetings between doctors and patients

• 📁 Doctor Profile Management

  • Specialization, availability, and bio
  • Prescription handling (upcoming)

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📂 Project Structure

MediZoom-backend/
├── controllers/        # Business logic
├── models/             # Sequelize models (MySQL)
├── routes/             # Express routes for API endpoints
├── middleware/         # JWT auth, error handling
├── utils/              # MPesa, Zoom, email services
├── config/             # Database & environment setup
├── app.js              # Express server setup
└── README.md

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js + Express
• Database: MySQL + Sequelize ORM
• Authentication: JWT, Bcrypt
• Payments: MPesa Daraja API
• Video Calls: Zoom API
• Email Services: Nodemailer
• Deployment Ready: Yes (can be deployed to Heroku, Render, etc.)

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/Dubow/MediZoom-backend.git
   cd MediZoom-backend

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Run the server

   npm start

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🌍 API Endpoints (Sample)

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/auth/signup	Register doctor or client
POST	/api/auth/login	Login and get JWT token
GET	/api/doctors	List all available doctors
POST	/api/appointments/book	Book appointment
POST	/api/payments/mpesa	Initiate MPesa payment
POST	/api/zoom/create	Generate Zoom meeting

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🙌 Contributions & Future Work

This project is actively being developed. Planned features:

• Prescription module
• Health record sharing
• Notification system (SMS & Email)

Contributions, suggestions, and feedback are welcome!

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👨‍💻 Author

Abdirahman Dubow
Student @ Shenyang University of Technology
📫 Connect on GitHub

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📜 License

MIT License