Is a Biomedical Science degree restricted to just being a scientist/researcher?

I am planning to take a Biomedical Science degree at either Imperial/UCL/Manchester/Warwick/KCl, and after finishing the course I want to go into health management/consultancy after doing a MBA. Would this be a suitable path and not an impossible thing to do?
The main thing I'm worried about is that these unis aren't IBMS accredited so if I do take the course, will I still need a IBMS accredited uni to go to management etc. I'm in Year 13 and have no ambition to be a scientist/researcher at all, just wanting to have the degree and use it to go into management etc.

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She-Ra

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Original post by HKnight682

(Original post by HKnight682)I am planning to take a Biomedical Science degree at either Imperial/UCL/Manchester/Warwick/KCl, and after finishing the course I want to go into health management/consultancy after doing a MBA. Would this be a suitable path and not an impossible thing to do?
The main thing I'm worried about is that these unis aren't IBMS accredited so if I do take the course, will I still need a IBMS accredited uni to go to management etc. I'm in Year 13 and have no ambition to be a scientist/researcher at all, just wanting to have the degree and use it to go into management etc.

I think it's worth looking at job roles in the sector you are interested in and reviewing what they ask for. Do they want you have a degree that is IBMS accredited?

It might also be worth doing some work experience before beginning the MBA.