diff --git a/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/openmrs-resource.ts b/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/openmrs-resource.ts
index 5a568b5eb..5a4a2b7df 100644
--- a/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/openmrs-resource.ts
+++ b/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/openmrs-resource.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,39 @@
-export interface OpenmrsResource {
+import { type User } from './user-resource';
+
+export interface OpenmrsResource extends OpenmrsResourceStrict {
+  [anythingElse: string]: any;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Superclass for all Openmrs Resources, with strict typings.
+ * If the subclass does not have all attributes (including optional ones)
+ * accounted for, use OpenmrsResource instead.
+ */
+export interface OpenmrsResourceStrict {
   uuid: string;
   display?: string;
-  [anythingElse: string]: any;
+  links?: Array<Link>;
+  auditInfo?: AuditInfo;
+  resourceVersion?: string;
+}
+
+export interface Link {
+  rel: string;
+  uri: string;
+  resourceAlias?: string;
+}
+
+export interface AuditInfo {
+  dateCreated?: string;
+  creator?: User;
+  dateChanged?: string;
+  changedBy?: User;
+  voided?: boolean;
+  dateVoided?: string;
+  voidedBy?: User;
+  voidReason?: string;
+  retired?: boolean;
+  datedRetired?: string;
+  retiredBy?: User;
+  retireReason?: string;
 }
diff --git a/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/patient-resource.ts b/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/patient-resource.ts
index 440ec6b46..e6c5ad91f 100644
--- a/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/patient-resource.ts
+++ b/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/patient-resource.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
-import { type OpenmrsResource } from './openmrs-resource';
+import { type OpenmrsResourceStrict } from './openmrs-resource';
 import { type Person } from './person-resource';
 
-export interface PatientIdentifierType extends OpenmrsResource {}
+export interface PatientIdentifierType extends OpenmrsResourceStrict {
+  name?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  format?: string;
+  formatDescription?: string;
+  required?: boolean;
+  validator?: string;
+  locationBehavior?: string;
+  uniquenessBehavior?: string;
+  retired?: boolean;
+}
 
-export interface Patient {
-  uuid: string;
-  display: string;
-  identifiers: PatientIdentifier[];
-  person: Person;
+export interface Patient extends OpenmrsResourceStrict {
+  identifiers?: PatientIdentifier[];
+  person?: Person;
+  voided?: boolean;
 }
 
-export interface PatientIdentifier {
-  uuid: string;
-  display: string;
-  identifier: string;
-  identifierType: PatientIdentifierType;
-  location: Location;
-  preferred: boolean;
+export interface PatientIdentifier extends OpenmrsResourceStrict {
+  identifier?: string;
+  identifierType?: PatientIdentifierType;
+  location?: Location;
+  preferred?: boolean;
+  voided?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/person-resource.ts b/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/person-resource.ts
index c857fe923..74dd1b285 100644
--- a/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/person-resource.ts
+++ b/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/person-resource.ts
@@ -1,69 +1,69 @@
 import { type Concept } from './concept-resource';
-import { type OpenmrsResource } from './openmrs-resource';
+import { type OpenmrsResourceStrict, type OpenmrsResource } from './openmrs-resource';
 
-export interface PersonAttribute {
-  attributeType: OpenmrsResource;
-  display: string;
-  uuid: string;
-  value: string | number;
+export interface PersonAttribute extends OpenmrsResourceStrict {
+  attributeType?: OpenmrsResource;
+  value?: string;
+  voided?: boolean;
 }
 
-export interface Person {
-  uuid: string;
-  display: string;
-  gender: string;
-  age: number;
-  birthdate: string;
-  birthdateEstimated: boolean;
-  dead: boolean;
-  deathDate: string;
-  causeOfDeath: Concept;
-  preferredName: PersonName;
-  preferredAddress: PersonAddress;
-  names: Array<PersonName>;
-  addresses: Array<PersonAddress>;
-  attributes: Array<PersonAttribute>;
-  birthtime: string;
-  deathdateEstimated: boolean;
-  causeOfDeathNonCoded: string;
-  links: Array<any>;
+export interface Person extends OpenmrsResourceStrict {
+  gender?: string;
+  age?: number;
+  birthdate?: string;
+  birthdateEstimated?: boolean;
+  dead?: boolean;
+  deathDate?: string | null;
+  causeOfDeath?: Concept | null;
+  preferredName?: PersonName;
+  preferredAddress?: PersonAddress;
+  names?: Array<PersonName>;
+  addresses?: Array<PersonAddress>;
+  attributes?: Array<PersonAttribute>;
+  voided?: boolean;
+  birthtime?: string | null;
+  deathdateEstimated?: boolean;
+  causeOfDeathNonCoded?: string | null;
 }
 
-export interface PersonName {
-  uuid: string;
-  display: string;
-  givenName: string;
-  middleName: string;
-  familyName: string;
-  familyName2: string;
+export interface PersonName extends OpenmrsResourceStrict {
+  givenName?: string;
+  middleName?: string;
+  familyName?: string;
+  familyName2?: string;
+  preferred?: boolean;
+  prefix?: string;
+  familyNamePrefix?: string;
+  familyNameSuffix?: string;
+  degree?: string;
+  voided?: boolean;
 }
 
-export interface PersonAddress {
-  uuid: string;
-  display: string;
-  preferred: true;
-  cityVillage: string;
-  stateProvince: string;
-  country: string;
-  postalCode: string;
-  countyDistrict: string;
-  startDate: string;
-  endDate: string;
-  latitude: string;
-  longitude: string;
-  address1: string;
-  address2: string;
-  address3: string;
-  address4: string;
-  address5: string;
-  address6: string;
-  address7: string;
-  address8: string;
-  address9: string;
-  address10: string;
-  address11: string;
-  address12: string;
-  address13: string;
-  address14: string;
-  address15: string;
+export interface PersonAddress extends OpenmrsResourceStrict {
+  preferred?: boolean;
+  cityVillage?: string;
+  stateProvince?: string;
+  country?: string;
+  postalCode?: string;
+  countyDistrict?: string;
+  startDate?: string;
+  endDate?: string;
+  latitude?: string;
+  longitude?: string;
+  address1?: string;
+  address2?: string;
+  address3?: string;
+  address4?: string;
+  address5?: string;
+  address6?: string;
+  address7?: string;
+  address8?: string;
+  address9?: string;
+  address10?: string;
+  address11?: string;
+  address12?: string;
+  address13?: string;
+  address14?: string;
+  address15?: string;
+  voided?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/user-resource.ts b/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/user-resource.ts
index 72f87f24d..310ccbc24 100644
--- a/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/user-resource.ts
+++ b/packages/framework/esm-api/src/types/user-resource.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { type OpenmrsResource } from './openmrs-resource';
 import { type Person } from './person-resource';
 
 export interface Session {
@@ -62,3 +63,7 @@ export interface Role {
   display: string;
   links: Array<any>;
 }
+
+export interface User extends OpenmrsResource {
+  // TODO: add more attributes
+}