def patient_form(first_name, last_name, patient_id, gender, birthdate):
    """OpenMRS Short patient form for creating a new patient.  
    
            Parameters    OpenMRS form field            Note
            first_name    personName.givenName          N/A
            last_name     personName.familyName         N/A
            patient_id    identifiers[0].identifier     N/A
            gender        patient.gender                M or F
            birthdate     patient.birthdate             single digits must be padded            
            N/A           identifiers[0].identifierType use "2"
            N/A           identifiers[0].location       use "1"
    """
    data = {"personName.givenName": first_name,
            "personName.familyName": last_name,
            "identifiers[0].identifier": patient_id,
            "identifiers[0].identifierType": 2,
            "identifiers[0].location": 1,
            "patient.gender": gender,
            "patient.birthdate": birthdate,}
    return data