i spent a month at UVA, which was fine overall. you have to like small towns and outdoors activities (fishing, hiking, even hunting). the hospital itself is new and impressive, the staff friendly. the residents were mostly very friendly, though a few preferred to ignore or not treat students optimally. the faculty themselves were hit or miss in terms of quality attention to students; they seemed to relate well to residents, though. the university itself has amazing athletic facilities which residents utilize, a plus. residents also seemed happy by and large. importantly, the program seemed very homogenous with white southern men, with some exceptions, but it was a little disconcerting at conference to see a sea of the same. it depends on your personal preferences whether this is an issue at all. in the end, it will be the location (i need more external stimuli that charlottesville provides) and lack of diversity among residents that will cause me not to rank this program.
