The Peds program at UVA is really not the same caliber as the IM program, but it's not bad. It's for a person who is more cerebral, who learns more by reading, rather than doing, because while they do get referrals from all over, and they are the only (I think) cardiac transplant center in the state, their local population is much more rural, so they don't see a high volume of bread and butter stuff (or anything, really, but more volume in specialties since they cover most of southwest Virginia).
That said, I love the faculty, and there are a lot of really neat opportunities for the residents (Camp, Semester at Sea, etc).