ED vs. ICU -- goal of transplant or flight

So...I have a dilemma.

I've been working on my unit for about 3 years now. I work in heart failure--we get LVADs, PAH, end-stage CHF, and heart transplants. We also care for the lung transplant patients in the community. It's really a great unit, but I don't want to be here forever. I'm looking to make a change, and I eventually want to do one of two things:

1. Work as a clinical educator for a major device company.
2. Work as a flight nurse, especially with prehospital trauma.

I've always wanted to do ED and I have never had an inclination to do ICU, but ICU seems like the more marketable experience. Option 1 requires ICU experience (our ICU takes many more devices than we do--we are categorized between an ICU and a stepdown unit), but ED experience is better preparation for option 2.

Is anyone here working in the VAD/transplant population? As a flight nurse? As an educator? How do I best prepare myself to be the most marketable no matter what I decide to do in 2-3 years? My biggest fear, I think, is that I'll choose a route and find that five years down the line, I have to kind of backtrack.

Also, it seems like a lot of transplant centers are hiring MSN-prepared nurses for their coordinator positions. For those of you in transplant, does this seem like the case in your center?

I guess I feel like there are too many choices sometimes...it can be a bit daunting. :/

Thanks for any thoughts.
I've a friend who's a manager for a large regional pre-hospital air transport service. She told me that they generally hire ICU nurses over ED nurses.Most of the flight nurses that I personally know have come out of the ICU and have their MICN certs.You can't go wrong (IMO) with ICU experience.
oh, good to know! that just kind of solidifies the ICU direction more. thanks.
We just did a tour today of a flight center.... and were told that their flight nurses have to have 4yrs of ICU experience and still go through extensive training. Another gold star in the icu column!