Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to a temporary cessation of bedside teaching for medical students. Although bedside teaching has since resumed, to date, there have been no published data capturing the patient perspective of this teaching modality in the context of a pandemic. Methods: This study was conducted in the Acute Medicine Unit of a large teaching hospital. Patients participating in routine bedside teaching for medical students were invited to enrol in the study. Consenting patients were given a questionnaire after the session, aiming to capture their motivation for participating in bedside teaching, the positives and negatives of doing so, and their level of concern regarding transmission of COVID-19 as a result of participating. Findings: 50 patients were recruited over an 8-month period. 46/50 patients (92%) enjoyed bedside teaching and 48/50 (96%) would recommend taking part to others. The primary motivation for participating was altruism. Most patients (n = 35, 70%) did not report concern regarding COVID-19 transmission. There was, however, a clear relationship between increasing age and concern regarding COVID-19 transmission (OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.01-1.08). Conclusion: Patients involved in bedside teaching in an era following the COVID-19 pandemic continue to enjoy participating. Despite some concern regarding the risk of COVID-19 transmission, the overwhelming majority would recommend participation to others. It is widely recognised that there will be further contagious respiratory virus outbreaks in the future and medical educators have a duty to seek out and advocate for the patient perspective as they remain key stakeholders in successful bedside teaching.